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Yankees parade set for Friday

Thursday, November 05, 2009

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees.

New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees.

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The parade, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, will begin on Broadway at Battery Place at 11 a.m. and continue northbound up the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall Plaza where Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present the Bronx Bombers with the Keys to the City.

Yankees fans will find extra trains and ferries to see the World Series champs honored in lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes."

The Port Authority will operate extra PATH service between the morning and afternoon rush to and from Newark, Hoboken and the World Trade Center.

NJ Transit will add two extra trains each in the afternoon on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast and Morris & Essex lines.

NY Waterway is adding extra ferries from Weehawken to Wall Street and the World Financial Center. One of the boats includes the Yankee Clipper, which is wrapped with photos of Yankee players and normally takes fans to Yankee Stadium.

STREET CLOSURES

Beginning at 8 a.m., streets in the vicinity of the parade formation area will be closed to prepare for the parade. These streets include:

Battery Place from Thames Street to Little West Street

Battery Place between Broadway and West Street

Greenwich Street north of Battery Place

State Street will also be closed down to Water Street

Beginning at 9 a.m., streets in the area of City Hall will start to be closed. These streets include:

Chambers Street from Church to Centre streets

Park Row from Broadway to Centre Street

Starting at 10:30 a.m., the parade route on Broadway from Battery Park to Worth Street will be closed. Additionally, other streets in the area may be closed as needed. Businesses in lower Manhattan should plan accordingly, including rescheduling deliveries. Parking will be prohibited on Broadway and surrounding streets beginning Thursday evening.

TRAVEL TIPS

LINK: MTA Info
LINK: NY Waterway Info
LIRR additional trains:

The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide extra trains (six morning westbound and eight afternoon eastbound) for fans. LIRR Customers should purchase round-trip tickets in advance in order to save time and avoid lines.

The extra trains include:

WESTBOUND TO PENN STATION

Babylon Branch

Leave Freeport at 9:18 AM, making all stops through Lynbrook, Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 9:59 AM.

Leave Wantagh at 9:27 AM, making all stops through Rockville Centre, Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 10:17 AM.

Leave Wantagh at 9:49 AM, making all stops through Rockville Centre, Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 10:37 AM.

Port Jefferson Branch (from Hicksville)

Leave Hicksville at 10:32 AM, making all stops through New Hyde Park, Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 11:18 AM.

Ronkonkoma Branch (from Farmingdale/Hicksville)

Leave Hicksville at 8:56 AM, making all stops through Queens Village, Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 9:44 AM.

Leave Farmingdale at 9:50 AM, making all stops through Queens Village, Jamaica, arriving Penn Station at 10:47 AM.

EASTBOUND FROM PENN STATION

Babylon Branch

2:25 PM, express to Lynbrook, then all stops to Babylon.

3:00 PM , Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.

3:31 PM, express to Rockville Centre, then all stops to Babylon.

Port Jefferson Branch

2:09 PM, stopping at Jamaica, Carle Place, then all stops to Huntington.

2:22 PM, stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, then all stops to Huntington.

3:24 PM, stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville.

Port Washington Branch

3:40 PM, stopping at Woodside, Flushing Main St., then all stops to Great Neck.

Far Rockaway Branch

3:48 PM, stopping at Locust Manor, Laurelton, Rosedale, Valley Stream, then all stops to Far Rockaway.

For additional schedule information, customers can contact the LIRR's 24-hour Travel Information Center in Suffolk County at 631-231-LIRR, in Nassau County at 516-822-LIRR or in New York City at 718-217-LIRR. The Travel Information Center's TDD telephone number for the hearing impaired is 718-558-3022. Customers can also consult the LIRR's website at www.mta.info/lirr.

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