The 75th annual NYC Columbus Day Parade promises to be the largest celebration of Italian American culture in the world.
But it’ll also bring traffic chaos throughout Manhattan on Monday as hundreds of thousands are expected to celebrate along Fifth Avenue.
The parade starts at 11:30 a.m. at 44th Street and Fifth Avenue and will march up Fifth Avenue to 72nd Street, with more than 130 marching groups. There will be red carpet performances on Fifth Avenue.
Most importantly for commuters, these are the roads the New York City Department of Transportation says will be closed at the discretion of NYPD:
Formation:
- 43rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 44th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 45th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 46th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 47th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
Route:
- 5th Avenue between 43rd Street and 72nd Street
Dispersal:
- 5th Avenue between 72nd Street and 79th Street
- 72nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 73rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 74th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 75th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- 76th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- 77th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
Miscellaneous:
- 60th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 62nd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 63rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 64th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 68th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 69th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 70th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
Broadway between Liberty Street and Battery Place will also be closed for the Columbus Day Festival.
