Dozens of streets closed in New York due to the UN General Assembly: list

The UN General Assembly began in New York on September 19. The annual meeting of world leaders influences not only politics, but also causes traffic problems in the city center and on the east side of Manhattan. PIX 11.

According to the Department of Transportation, the following streets may be temporarily closed at the discretion of NYPD and Homeland Security from September 19 to September 30.

Closed roads

• FDR Drive between Whitehall and 42nd street;

• the area between 60th Street in the north, 34th Street in the south, First Avenue in the east, and Third Avenue in the west;

• the area between 54th Street in the north, 48th Street in the south, First Avenue in the east, and Madison Avenue in the west;

• Sixth Avenue between West 50th and West 59th streets;

• Fifth Avenue between East 55th street and East 63rd street;

• Grand Army Plaza between 58th street and 60th street;

• Grand Army Plaza between East Drive and Fifth Avenue;

• Madison Avenue between East 42nd street and East 58th street;

• Park Avenue between East 61st street and East 62nd street;

• Lexington Avenue between East 57th street and East 42nd street;

• FDR Drive Service Road between 48th street and 49th street;

• East 63rd Street between Fifth avenue and Madison avenue;

• East 62nd Street between Fifth avenue and Madison avenue;

• East 61st Street between Fifth avenue and Lexington avenue;

• West 59th Street between Seventh avenue and Fifth avenue;

• 58th Street between Broadway and Madison Avenue;

• 57th Street between Seventh Avenue and FDR Drive;

• 56th Street between Sixth avenue and Madison avenue;

• 55th Street between Seventh avenue and Madison avenue;

• 54th Street between Seventh avenue and Madison avenue;

• 53th Street between Seventh Avenue and FDR Drive;

• 52th Street between Seventh avenue and Madison avenue;

• 51st Street between Seventh avenue and First avenue;

• 50th Street between Seventh Avenue and FDR Drive;

• East 49th Street between First Avenue and FDR Drive Service Road;

• East 48th Street between First Avenue and FDR Drive Service Road;

• East 47th Street between Third avenue and Park avenue;

• 42th Street between Seventh Avenue and FDR Drive;

• 34th Street between Seventh Avenue and FDR Drive.