2014 NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade: Where to Watch, What’s Open, Closed; Streets, MTA Trains, Bus Services

Parade goers watch as matching bands make their way up 5th Avenue during the 252th New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 16, 2013. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

The 2014 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set for Monday, March 17, from 11 a.m. to about 5:00 p.m. local time.

The Parade is held in Manhattan, and will start from 5th Avenue, 44th Street, and finish at 79th Street.

 

Watch

The Parade will be broadcast from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. local time on NBC Channel 4.

Live stream is also available on NBC’s website.

 

Banks and Schools

Since St. Patrick’s Day is not a Federal holiday, banks and schools are open.

 

Street Closure

The following streets are closed from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.:

- 5^th Avenue between 42^nd Street and 86^th Street

- Madison Avenue between 63^rd Street and 64^th Street

- Vanderbilt Avenue from 43^rd Street to 46^th Street

- 44^th Street and 45^th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6^th Avenue

- 46^th Street to 48^th Street between Park Avenue and 6^th Avenue

- 63^rd Street and 64^th Street between 5^th Avenue and Madison Avenue

- 80^th Street to 85^th Street between 5^th Avenue and Madison Avenue

 

MTA Trains and Buses

Trains

Alcohol is banned on trains from Monday, 12:01 a.m., to Tuesday, 5:00 a.m.

All services will run regular weekday schedules, with some extra trains added:

Metro-North

Hudson Line: Extra train departing Poughkeepsie at 8:22 AM, stopping at New Hamburg, Beacon and then heading straight into Grand Central Terminal.

Long Island Rail Road

Westbound Trains to Penn Station:

Babylon Branch

- Extra 9:23 AM train from Wantagh making all stops through Rockville Centre, then stopping at Jamaica and New York

- Extra 9:48 AM train from Wantagh making all stops through Rockville Centre, then stopping at Jamaica and New York.

Port Jefferson Branch

- Extra 9 AM train from Hicksville, stopping at Westbury, Mineola, Merillon Ave, New Hyde Park, Jamaica, and New York.

- Extra 10:15 AM from Huntington, stopping at Hicksville, Jamaica, and Penn Station Ronkonkoma Branch

- Extra 9:27 AM from Farmingdale, stopping at Bethpage, Hicksville, Mineola, Jamaica, and Penn Station 

Eastbound Trains from Penn Station:

Babylon Branch

- Extra 2:32 PM running express to Lynbrook, then making all stops to Babylon.

- Extra 3:00 PM train to Babylon making stops at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and all local stops to Babylon.

- Extra 3:31 PM running express to Rockville Centre, then making all local stops to Babylon

Port Jefferson Branch

- Extra 2:08 PM train to Huntington stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Carle Place and making all stops to Huntington.

- Extra 2:29 PM train to Huntington, stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, and making all stop to Huntington.

- Extra 3:24 PM train to Hicksville stopping at Jamaica, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville.

Port Washington Branch

-Extra 3:40 PM train to Great Neck, stopping at Woodside, Flushing Main Street and making all stops to Great Neck.

Far Rockaway Branch

- Extra 3:48 PM train to Far Rockaway stopping at Locust Manor and making all stops to Far Rockaway

Buses

These buses will be rerouted, but still pass the parade area: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M31, M42, M50, M57, M66, M72, M79, M86, BxM2, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, BxM10, BxM11, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4, BM5, QM1, QM2, QM4, QM5, QM6, QM15, Q32, X1, X10, X17.