“The worst effects, including high rates of asthma, infant mortality, and upper respiratory diseases, will be felt in historically disadvantaged communities of color and low-income areas that lack transit accessibility and are often located adjacent to highways,” Blank said. He noted the increasing traffic volume also contributes to worsening air quality and climate change throughout the region. That’s the highest since February 2020, when 249,486 vehicles traversed the East River spans, a month before the pandemic paralyzed the city. The city’s Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Ed Koch Queensboro bridges recorded 246,044 Manhattan-bound vehicle crossings in May, according to Transportation Department numbers. The busiest Port Authority span - the George Washington Bridge - saw its monthly number of vehicle crossings grow from nearly 3.6 million in January to 4.3 million in May, data shows. Meanwhile, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s six bridges and tunnels logged more than 10.1 million vehicle trips in May, the most since the 10.3 million tallied in December 2019. More than 27.9 million vehicles crossed the nine tolled crossings controlled by the MTA last month, according to the transit agency, the most since October 2019, when the number of paid trips hit 28.1 million. The FDR DRIVE will be subject to intermittent closures:Traffic has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels on bridges and tunnels across the city, data shows - spurring concerns that New York is headed “right back to gridlock” as mass transit use lags. 61st Street from Madison Avenue to 5th Avenue

61st Street from Park Avenue to Madison Avenue 61st Street from Lexington Avenue to Park Avenue

=54th Street from 6th Avenue to 7th Avenue The following will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at approximately 5:00 a.m.: 2nd Avenue from 41st Street to 57th Street 57th Street from 2nd Avenue to 5th Avenue 42nd Street from 1st Avenue to 5th Avenue The following streets will have one traffic lane dedicated to emergency vehicles for the duration of the General Assembly: 49th Street from 3rd Avenue to Lexington Avenue 46th Street from 1st Avenue to 2nd Avenue 45th Street from 1st Avenue to 2nd Avenue 44th Street from 1st Avenue to 2nd Avenue Trucks and other large vehicles will not be able to access until the end of each day's session. The tunnel underpass from 41st Street to 48th Street will remain open for passenger cars. 1st Avenue from 42nd Street to 48th Street. The following streets in the vicinity of the United Nations will continued to be closed to vehicular traffic: 58th Street from Park Avenue to Madison Avenue 56th Street from 5th Avenue to 6th Avenue 55th Street from 5th Avenue to 6th Avenue 55th Street from Madison Avenue to 5th Avenue 54th Street from 6th Avenue to 7th Avenue

51st Street from Park Avenue to Madison Avenue 51st Street from Lexington Avenue to Park Avenue 50th Street from Park Avenue to Madison Avenue Little West Street from Battery Place to 2nd Place 1st Place from Battery Place to Little West Street Battery Place from Little West Street to Second Place.

The following streets will have managed access and no vehicle parking permitted: Please note: These areas will reopen each evening after the day's session. 42nd Street Exit and Entrance Ramps of the FDR Drive 42nd Street from the FDR Drive to 2nd Avenue

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