Drivers should consider using mass transit this week as the UN General Assembly gets under way which includes an appearance by President Barack Obama who has a full slate of events on his agenda. The president is set to arrive around 2 p.m.

He will tape an appearance on ABC’s “The View” and attend a reception for visiting heads of state who are in town for the United Nations’ General Assembly.

Obama is scheduled to address the General Assembly tomorrow morning.

The president is skipping face to face meetings with other world leaders, leaving those responsibilities to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

With the General Assembly in session you can expect street closures and gridlock.

Streets being closed to traffic include First Avenue from 42nd Street to 48th Street, and 44th, 45th, and 46th Streets from First to Second Avenue.

Additionally, 42nd Street from the FDR Drive to Second Avenue, and the 42nd Street exit and entrance ramps of the Drive will be closed from 5 a.m. until the end of each day’s session.

(Source: NY1)