HOLIDAY PERMITS
It is that time of year again! Ice skating rinks, Holiday trees, and Menorahs come to all the major cities. This is also a time that these cities put their Holiday embargo into place.
NYC: Permit Embargo for the 2018/2019 Holiday Season November 21st, 2018 – January 4th, 2019
Due to the increased pedestrian and vehicular traffic during the holiday season, Citywide Event Coordination and Management (CECM) is requesting that no permits be issued for the locations below from Wednesday, November 21, 2018 to Friday, January 4, 2019 (except for annual events). Please note that the areas are all inclusive, including both sides of the street, avenue and/or sidewalk.
Times Square
41st Street to 47th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue
The pedestrian plazas from 42nd Street to 47th Street
Rockefeller Center
48th Street to 51st Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
Herald Square Area
32nd Street to 35th Street between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Herald Square Plazas
5th Avenue
Between 59th Street and 34th Street
Flatiron / Madison Square Park Area
Broadway between 22nd Street and 26th Street
23rd Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue South
5th Avenue between 22nd Street and 27th Street
Flatiron Plazas North and South
Madison Avenue between 23rd Street and 27th Street
26th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South
(Please note this does not apply to Madison Square Park but it is recommended that all events permitted at this location be limited in size and potential impact.)
Union Square Area
Broadway between 17th Street and 18th Street
Union Square Plaza
Union Square West between 17th Street and 13th Street
Union Square East between 17th Street and 13th Street
14th Street between 5th Avenue and 4th Avenue
17th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue South
(Please note this does not apply to Union Square Park but it is recommended that all events permitted at this location be limited in size and potential impact.)
Columbus Circle Area
Broadway between 58th and 61st Street
Columbus Circle between Broadway and Central Park West
Central Park West between 61st Street and Columbus Circle
Bryant Park Area
6th Avenue between 39th Street and 43rd Street
42nd Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue
40th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue
(Please note this does not apply to Bryant Park but it is recommended that all events permitted at this location be limited in size and potential impact.)
Madison Square Garden Area
33rd Street Plaza
7th Avenue between 31st Street and 33rd Street
31st Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
8th Avenue between 31st Street and 33rd Street
33rd Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
Astor Place Area
Astor Place Plazas North and South
Cooper Square Plaza
Lafayette Street between East 4th Street and Wanamaker Place
Cooper Square between East 4th Street and Wanamaker Place
East 8th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue
3rd Avenue between East 6th Street and East 9th Street
East 4th Street between Lafayette and Cooper Square
(Please note this does not apply to Cooper Triangle Park but it is recommended that all events permitted at this location be limited in size and potential impact.)
SoHo Area
Broadway between W Houston Street and Canal Street
Prince Street between 6th Avenue and Crosby Street
Spring Street between 6th Avenue and Crosby Street
Broome Street between 6th Avenue and Crosby Street
Grand Street between 6th Avenue and Crosby Street
Please note that the embargo does not apply to demonstrations and protests, but NYPD is asked to take all legally appropriate measures to limit the impact of these events in the above- mentioned areas during the holiday season.