President Obama is in town to raise money for his re-election campaign and rub shoulders with Sarah Jessica Parker and Anna Wintour. And, oh, yeah, he and the First Lady will tour 1 World Trade Center with Mayor Bloomberg, NY Governor Cuomo and NJ Governor Christie.
The 1 WTC visit, which is a preview to the topping-off ceremony, is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Which means the gridlock alerts begin well before then. For instance, the PATH between Exchange Place and the WTC is being suspended between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Here's the scoop on traffic on city streets—watch out, West Village and Midtown!— from Gridlock Sam:
ObamaAlert tomorrow! (#1) Lands@ JFK approx 2pm. Will chopper into Wall St. helipad & use FDR Dr. freezing it below 14th St. en route.
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow! (#2)From FDR, he may go through Battery Underpass to West Side Highway. Altho in past he has shied away from tunnels.
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow! (#3)Pres may crosstown from FDR around Chambers St. / will use West Side Highway to the World Trade Ctr.
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow! (#4)At WTC w/ Cuomo and Bloomberg approx 3 p.m. West and Church Sts. bet. Barclay and Liberty Sts. off-limits.
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow! (#5) 4pm he'll head up the West Side Highwy (frozen below 14th) to Sarah Jessica Parker's in W. Village.
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow! (#6) Expect the West Village’s Hudson, Greenwich and Charles Sts. to be “frozen.”
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow! (#7)Approx 5:30pm Obama & Michelle lv. SJP's to West Side Highway to 34th or 42nd across town; traffic frozen N & S
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow (#8) Obama motorcade will likely head north on Madison to Plaza Hotel on Fifth Ave. to fundraiser #2 with Darren Star.
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow (#9) Expect Fifth Ave. to be closed off between 60th and 57th Sts.around Plaza Hotel. Around 8 p.m. the Obamas leave.
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
ObamaAlert tomorrow (#10) Obamas head out to FDR freezing it en route to their Wall St. helipad. 'Til the next POTUS visit! That's a lid.
— GridlockSam Schwartz (@GridlockSam) June 13, 2012
Both the President and First Lady are expected to make remarks at both campaign events.
