List of NYC street closures, traffic maps and more [Video]

NEW YORK CITY – Major traffic and delays are expected around Midtown, as the high-level week of the UN General Assembly gets underway.

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If you live or work on the east side of Manhattan, be prepared for street closures, detours and a lot of gridlock traffic.

Checkpoints and barricades were in place overnight to prepare for the arrival of over 140 presidents, prime ministers and monarchs, who are descending on NYC to address global challenges like climate change, artificial intelligence and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Here’s what you need to know for this week, including a list of street closures, a LIVE traffic map and a look at the rest of this year’s gridlock alert days.

UN road closures NYC

The following streets are closed, according to the NYPD:

“Simply put, this is the largest annual gathering of global leaders on …