Street closures for Taylor Swifts wedding add to chaos for commuters already striken by record heat
Blocks of Midtown Manhattan are being shut Friday for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s star-studded wedding at Madison Square Garden — adding to the hellish conditions commuters already face as the city sizzles under record heat.Pedestrians and drivers were already seeing streets blocked off early Friday, even though the official closures were not due to start until 1 p.m.The celebrity bride and groom and their A-list pals will leave regular New Yorkers and tourists struggling to get around MSG and hence Penn Station, which is set to be stricken for another day with horrendous delays and cancellations nd the train network struggles to cope with potential triple-digit heat.Beginning at 1 p.m.Friday, the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic, according to the New York City Police Department:The West side of 7th Avenue between 31st and 34th Streets and West 33rd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues will be closed to all pedestrian traffic, also starting at 1 p.m.There will also be security-controlled access in the following areas, per police:To enter Penn Station and Moynihan Trail Hall for NJ Transit, LIRR, Amtrak and subway trains, travelers are being told to use the entrance to Moynihan Station on the west side of 8th Avenue at 31st and 33rd Streets.There will also be access to Penn Station on the northeast corner of 8th Avenue and 31st Street, police said.Swift kicked off her two-day wedding bonanza with a rehearsal dinner yesterday when temperatures topped 100 degrees in the Big Apple for the first time 2012.
The extreme heat caused equipment issues for NJ Transit, sparking a commuting nightmare at Penn Station amid a slew of cancellations and hours-long delays.Those delays and cancellations will continue on Friday, the rail line said.“Due to extreme temperatures, rail service will continue to operate with expected delays and cancellations of select trains through the end of the service day today, Friday, July 3, 2026,” NJ Transit said in a...