NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade 2024: Route, Street Closures And More
Here's everything that New Yorkers need to Erin go Knowgh for the parade Saturday. The 2024 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, a day before St.Patrick's Day, so that Irish and would-be Irish alike can observe the Sabbath. The parade is expected to attract about 150,000 people and about 2 million spectators. The traditional Fifth Avenue route will see street closures, packed trains, and free-flowing alcohol. Public transit will be the best way to get to the parade, with public transit banned from alcohol. The Long Island Rail Road will also ban alcohol on all trains and station from midnight Saturday through Monday at 5 am. Not all subway lines will be running.
Published : 2 months ago by Matt Troutman in Lifestyle
The 2024 St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off Saturday at 11 a.m. for its annual march up Fifth Avenue. The parade is actually being held a day before St. Patrick's Day — which is Sunday — so Irish and would-be Irish alike can observe the Sabbath, organizers said.
But New Yorkers can expect the usual revelry: crowds, bagpipes, Irish flags, packed trains, street closures and free-flowing alcohol. The annual parade starts at 11 a.m. Friday along its traditional Fifth Avenue route, which means joyous crowds, perhaps less-than-joyous packed trains, street closures and, most likely, at least a few sozzled would-be Irish.
The event is likely to live up to its reputation as the largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the world with about 150,000 people expected to march and about 2 million spectators to watch, hoot and holler, organizers said. "Spectators can begin lining up along 5th Avenue as early as they would like," the event's website states.
It adds: "Best views to those who show up early." Here's what lucky New Yorkers need to know.
The parade will march along Fifth Avenue starting at 44th Street and end at 79th Street. Don't expect to see a portable restroom after you had one too many Guinness pints. The NYPD has ordered no portable potties. The best way to get to the parade is by public transit, MTA officials said. But it's not the best way to pre-game Gaelic gaiety. Booze is banned from the subway, as always. The Long Island Rail Road will ban alcohol on all trains and station from midnight Saturday through Monday at 5 a.m. Metro-North Railroad will ban booze all day Saturday. The Lexington Avenue 4, 5 and 6 lines will cover the entire parade route, and will be the best way to get to the event, MTA officials said. Straphangers can take the train straight to Fifth Avenue at the Fifth Avenue/53rd Street E and F station, they said.
Not all subway lines will be running. N trains won't run between Queens and Manhattan, nor will 7 trains, according to the MTA.
Here are the streets along the route that will be closed, according to the city's Department of Transportation.
Topics: Traffic, Holidays, Saint Patrick's Day, Road Closures