NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade 2025: Street closures and transit updates
NEW YORK - New York City's 264th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade will take place on Monday, March 17, 2025.
The parade is the oldest and largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the world, first being held in 1762.
But while the parade will draw massive crowds, it will also cause widespread street closures throughout Manhattan, from Midtown to the Upper East Side. Here's what you need to know:
Full List of Street Closures
Vanderbilt Avenue between 43rd Street and 46th Street
44th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
45th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
46th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
47th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
48th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
5th Avenue between 43rd Street and 79th Street
5th Avenue between 79th Street and 84th Street
79th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
80th Street between Lexington Avenue and 5th Avenue
81st Street between Lexington Avenue and 5th Avenue
82nd Street between Lexington Avenue and 5th Avenue
83rd Street between Lexington Avenue and 5th Avenue
84th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
43rd Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
49th Street between Madison Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza
50th Street between Madison Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza
51st Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
54th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
57th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
59th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
62nd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
63rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
64th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
65th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
70th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
71st Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
72nd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
78th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
Madison Avenue between 42nd Street and 84th Street
Transit Changes
To accommodate the crowds, the MTA will increase service on the LIRR, Metro-North, and NYC Subway:
The Lexington Avenue Line (4, 5, 6) provides the best access to the parade.
The 5 Av/53 St station (E, M) is a short walk from the parade route.
Some stairs at the 77 St (6) station will be enter-only or exit-only.
Extra trains will be available before and after the parade.
The Grand Central Madison terminal provides easy access near the parade route.
Alcohol bans: LIRR bans alcohol from midnight Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday; Metro-North bans alcohol all day Saturday.
Expect reroutes on the following lines:
M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M31, M50, M55, M57, M66, M72, M79 SBS, Q32, and most express buses.
Riders should check new.mta.info for real-time updates.
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