While kickoff for the Morocco-Brazil game isn’t until 6 p.m. on Saturday, New York City will begin shutting some major streets in Midtown Manhattan from noon to facilitate World Cup travel.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has declared every day in which a World Cup match is scheduled at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to be a “gridlock alert” day because of the significant traffic expected.
The following roads will be fully or partially closed until 11 p.m., except to FIFA shuttle buses, local city buses, World Cup affiliates and emergency vehicles:
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42nd Street from First Avenue to 12th Avenue.
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Two lanes of Sixth Avenue from 42nd Street to 59th Street.
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Two lanes of Fifth Avenue from 42nd Street to 59th Street.
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West 40th Street between Eighth Avenue and 11th Avenue.
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West 41st Street between Eighth Avenue and 10th Avenue.
At Manhattan’s Pennsylvania Station, where thousands of game day ticket holders will board trains to the stadium, the NJ Transit section will be closed four hours before the match begins, and for several hours after the game ends.
Passengers using the New York City subway, Long Island Rail Road or Amtrak will still be able to access Penn Station during this period.
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