The NYPD announced Thursday’s street closures related to the New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square.

Street closures and parking restrictions are expected to cause traffic delays. The use of public transportation is highly recommended.

Beginning at 3:00 p.m., Times Square will be closed to vehicle traffic. Attendees will be directed by officers to gather in separate viewing sections. When one section fills up, people will be directed to the next viewing section.

As the evening progresses, revelers will continue to fill Times Square along Broadway and Seventh Avenue moving uptown from 43rd Street to Central Park.

There will be No Parking in the following areas from Thursday, December 31st at 12:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. on Friday, January 1st:

All cross-town streets from 33rd to 59th Street between 6th and 8th Avenue;
West side of 5th Avenue, from 37th to 52nd Streets;
West side of 6th Avenue, from 34th to 59th Streets;
East side of 6th Avenue, from 37th to 52nd Streets;
East side of 8th Avenue from 34th to 57th Streets;
48th Street between 5th and Ninth Avenues;
43rd Street between 5th and 8th Avenue;
42nd Street between 5th and 9th Avenue;
37th Street between 5th and 8th Avenue;
34th Street between 5th and 9th Avenue;
48th Street between 5th and 9th Avenue;
52nd Street between 5th and 8th Avenue;
58th Street between 6th and 8th Avenue;
59th Street between 5th Avenue and Columbus Circle.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., the following streets will be closed to all vehicular traffic:

Seventh Avenue, from 41st to 59th Streets;
Broadway, from 47th to 59th Streets;
43rd to 47th Streets, from Sixth to Eighth Avenue.

Beginning at 5 p.m., 42nd Street from 6th to Eight Avenue will closed to traffic.

After 6:30 p.m., the remainder of the traffic closures will be instituted as crowd conditions warrant:

All cross-town streets from 37th to 41st Streets – Sixth to Eighth Avenues;
All cross-town streets from 49th to 59th Streets – Sixth to Eighth Avenues;
48th Street, from Fifth to Ninth Avenues;

Cross-town access for emergency vehicles will be available on 42nd, 48th, and 59th Streets.

(Source: WCBSTV / NYC.gov)