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Columbus Day in NYC: Here are the parade times, route and street closures.

Columbus Day in NYC: Here are the parade times, route and street closures.

The 80th annual Columbus Day Parade begins at 11:30 a.m. Monday.

The parade is preceded by a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, then begins on Fifth Avenue at 44th Street and continues north to 72nd Street.

The day's festivities include marching bands, floats, dance performances and food celebrating Italian-American culture.

The parade ends around 3:30 p.m

According to the city's Department of Transportation, the following streets will be closed.

  • Fifth Avenue between 44th Street and 72nd Street
  • 43rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 44th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
  • 45th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
  • 46th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
  • 47th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
  • 5th Avenue between 72nd Street and 79th Street
  • 72nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
  • 73rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
  • 74th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
  • 75th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
  • 76th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
  • 77th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
  • 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
  • 51st Street between 5th Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza
  • 58th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
  • 60th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 62nd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 63rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 64th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 68th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 69th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • 70th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • Madison Avenue between 76th Street and 68th Street

As part of the day's celebrations, a festival will also take place on Broadway between Liberty Street and Battery Place

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