NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Friday is the first of nine Gridlock Alert Days. The following list is for the entire holiday shopping season:
Friday, November 16
Wednesday, November 21
Wednesday, November 28
Friday, December 7
Thursday, December 13
Friday, December 14
Wednesday, December 19
Thursday, December 20
Friday, December 21
Reporter Peter Haskell spoke with the Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, about the best ways to navigate the city.
'We are ready for the thousands of folks that will be coming into the streets of New York City to do their holiday shopping,' said Sadik-Khan.
Sadik-Khan says these are the days that are typically more congested, and people are urged to take mass transit.
Deputy Commissioner Michael Primeggia says only emergency road construction will be allowed.
'Regular scheduled construction, roadway construction, public and private projects. Those are the ones that will be curtailed,' said Primeggia.
In addition, the New York Police Department will have people out trying to keep the intersections clear.
Stay with WCBS on air and online for all the traffic updates.
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