The following street closures are scheduled for Saturday:
* Bleecker Street between 7th Avenue & 8th Avenue in Manhattan will be closed 11am-6pm for the 6th Pct Community Council Fest.
* Second Avenue between 14th Street & 23rd Street in Manhattan will be closed 11am-6pm for the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association Festival.
* 5th Avenue from 59th Street to Washington Square Park in Manhattan will be closed 11am-6pm for the Hare Krishna Parade.
* First Avenue between 68th Street & 79th Street Park in Manhattan will be closed 11am-6pm for the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Festival.
* Central Park West from 61st Street to 90th Street in Manhattan will be closed 9am-noon for the NY Mini 10K Race.
* 116th Street between 2nd Avenue & Lexington Avenue, and Third Avenue between 106th Street & 122nd Street in Manhattan will be closed 11am-6pm for the 116th Street Festival.
* 23rd Avenue between 90th Street & 94th Street in Queens will be closed 11am-6pm for the Flushing Meadow Soap Box Derby.
* Prospect Park West from 15th Street to 7th Avenue, and 7th Avenue from Prospect Park West to Lincoln Place in Brooklyn will be closed 9pm-11pm for the Brooklyn Pride Parade.
The following street closures are scheduled for Sunday:
* The following streets in Manhattan will be closed 11am-6pm for the Puerto Rican Day Parade: Formation Area: 43rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue; 44th Street and 45th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and Broadway; 46th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue; 47th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue; 48th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue; Vanderbilt Avenue between 42nd Street and 47th Street. Route: 5th Avenue between 43rd Street and 86th Street. Dispersal Areas: 5th Avenue between 86th Street and 95th Street; 87th Street to 91st Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue.
* Christopher Street between 7th Avenue & Greenwich Avenue in Manhattan will be closed 11am-6pm for the Christopher East Block Association Fest.
* Third Avenue between 23rd Street & 34th Street in Manhattan will be closed 11am-6pm for the Tilden Midtown Democratic Club Festival.
* 86th Street between 19th Avenue & 23rd Avenue in Brooklyn will be closed 11am-6pm for the 86th Street Merchants Multi Cultural Fair.
* Grand Avenue between 65th Street & 72nd Street in Queens will be closed 11am-6pm for the Maspeth Chamber of Commerce Fest. * Austin Street between 69th Road & 72nd Street in Queens will be closed 11am-6pm for the Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce Fest.
Permits for parades, block parties, major street fairs and other public street events are issued either by NYPD or the Mayor’s Community Assistance Unit (CAU). This information is available on the DOT web site’s weekend traffic advisory page at
www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/advisories/wkndtraf.html
