Such measures aren't new to the Big Apple: the city has enacted pop-up bus lanes and high-occupancy vehicle policies before, notably after 9/11 and during 2005's transit strike. "We can not return to the status quo - it’s imperative that we seize this moment and create lasting change in the Central Business District," said Manhattan Council Member Keith Powers.
According to mobility advocates, this is "a result of the mayor’s failure to create policies that get people out of cars and into mass transit on days when the city knows long in advance that roads and neighborhoods will be turned into pollution-, noise- and stress-filled parking lots." Local officials want the mayor to do more to cut traffic by implementing immediate measures such as emergency bus lanes. Then it’s early to bed, early to rise as the President returns to the area on the other side of the Hudson Wednesday afternoon.Despite the city issuing "Gridlock Alerts," New Yorkers are driving into the city at similar rates as before, writes Julianne Cuba. Afterward, he’ll head to JFK via the southbound West Side Highway for the return flight home. President Obama’s final stop is Hammerstein Ballroom on 34th St. Transit is still the way to go, but please allot a bit of extra travel time with some buses being temporarily rerouted or delayed. Please stick with the East Side via Third, Lexington or Park Aves.
#New york gridlock alert drivers
Drivers on Central Park West, Eighth and Ninth Aves., face a full plate of freezes and heavy security. Then it’s off to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel around 5 p.m. Freezes will also occur near the South Ferry exit/entrance to the FDR Drive. The northbound West Side Highway will be frozen as the motorcade makes its way from lower Manhattan via the Battery Park underpass to Tenth Ave. His first stop is the Meatpacking District to thank law enforcement officials for breaking up the alleged terror plot a few weeks back. Gridlock alert for the afternoon rush Tuesday as President Obama lands at JFK around 3:30 p.m. GRIDLOCK-SAM FROM THE NY DAILY NEWS REPORTS: Tuesday, President Obama is expected to drive home the point that the unit’s work has not gone unnoticed.Īs is the case with any presidential visit, security will be tight, with several street closures and detours sure to bring midtown traffic to a screeching halt. The Manhattan based NYPD-FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force is widely credited with busting the terror plot allegedly masterminded by suspect Najibullah Zazi. By holding an official event along with his fundraising, Obama dramatically reduces the cost of presidential travel that’s charged to the political campaigns. Obama’s New York sprint also includes a visit with counterterrorism workers to thank them for their efforts.
His comments at that event will be pumped live via webcast to house parties around the nation, where supporters plan to call voters and ask them to lobby Congress to pass a health care reform bill. The national party fundraising event alone is expected to generate between $2 million to $3 million.īeyond a $30,400-per-couple dinner for the DNC, Obama will attend a health care rally with tickets starting at $100. At separate events in New York City, the president will raise money both for Bill Owens, a Democrat trying to win a special election in an upstate New York congressional district, and for the Democratic National Committee.
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