US오픈 테니스로 폐쇄되는 퀸즈 도로
퀸즈 플러싱메도우스의 빌리진킹 국립 테니스센터에서 열리는 2024 US 오픈 테니스(8/26-9/8)에 1백여만명이 몰릴 것으로 예상되면서 NYPD가 뉴요커들에게 자동차 대신 버스와 지하철을 이용할 것을 촉구했다. 또한 이 기간 동안 일부도로를 전면 폐쇄했다. 봉쇄되는 도로는 Grand Central Parkway, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Cross Island Parkway, Long Island Expressway, Whitestone Expressway, Van Wyck Expressway다.
이외에 여러 지역 도로도 영향을 받게될 예정이다.
-Northern Boulevard between Junction Boulevard and Clearview Expressway.
-Roosevelt Avenue between Main and 104th streets.
-College Point Boulevard between 31st Avenue and Horace Harding Boulevard.
-126th Street/Seaver Way between Roosevelt Avenue and Northern Boulevard.
-111th Street/Saultell Avenue between Roosevelt Avenue and Horace Harding Boulevard.
-Astoria Boulevard between RFK Bridge Plaza and 114th Street.
-Shea Road between 126th Street/Seaver Way and Meridian Road.
-Meridian Road (entire length).
Major and local roads close in Queens as U.S. Open draws more than 1 million fans
https://gothamist.com/news/major-and-local-roads-close-in-queens-as-us-open-draws-more-than-1-million-fans