The US Open and Labor Day mean traffic

Sunday, Aug. 28 – Saturday, Sept. 3

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE IN EFFECT ALL WEEK

Visitors is not going to be a Grand Slam in Queens this week because the US Open will get underway at Flushing Meadows. Matches will probably be at 11 a.m. and seven p.m. each day. Anticipate slowdowns on the Grand Central, Van Wyck, and Roosevelt Ave. Take the No. 7 practice or LIRR to Mets-Willets Level as a substitute.

REMINDER: The Jets face the Giants on Sunday. Keep away from the Lincoln Tunnel, George Washington Bridge, Route 3 and the East leg of the N.J. Turnpike particularly post-game, say 4 p.m. to six p.m.

Labor Day weekend getaway site visitors will begin selecting up Thursday night (in truth, I predict Thursday will probably be worse than Friday). Anticipate further site visitors through the PM rush heading to the Hamptons (Lengthy Island Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, and the Belt Parkway), the Jersey Shore (Staten Island Expressway, George Washington Bridge, Goethals Bridge, N.J. Turnpike, and the Backyard State) and to factors north (FDR, Henry Hudson, Main Deegan, I-95).

The West Indian Day festivities kick off Thursday with a live performance on the Brooklyn Museum from 4 p.m. on. Keep away from driving on Japanese Parkway till Friday.

The Dodgers play the Mets Tuesday and Wednesday 7 p.m. and Thursday 4 p.m.

At Madison Sq. Backyard, Roger Waters performs Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. Harry Kinds performs Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 p.m.

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Pricey Gridlock Sam,

About congestion pricing: I reside in decrease Manhattan, so if I’m going go to my in-laws in Philadelphia and return I must pay to come back again to the place I reside! It doesn’t make sense and isn’t truthful. I’ve a small automotive that solely has 30K miles on it, so how a lot congestion am I inflicting? I do know they’re engaged on some measures to make issues extra equitable (hopefully) but it surely’s simply not truthful for folks dwelling in space.

Carl

Pricey Carl,

Possibly not, at the least on the return. In the event you come up the N.J. Turnpike to Exit 14 to the Holland Tunnel you already pay $11-13 with E-ZPass, to not point out the Turnpike toll! If drivers paying on the 4 tunnels to Manhattan get a credit score chances are you’ll owe nothing or little or no further in any respect. My guess is a credit score, full or partial, will probably be given. However, so far as being truthful to folks dwelling within the space: they may get much less air and noise air pollution, higher transit, fewer automotive crashes and fewer congestion after they do drive. Feels like a fairly whole lot to me.

Gridlock Sam