Updated 11/05/2009 11:14 PM
City Gears Up For Pinstripe Parade
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More than two million people are expected to flood the streets of Lower Manhattan Friday as the city celebrates the Yankees' World Championship win with a ticker-tape parade.
The festivities kick off at 11 a.m. in Battery Park City and ends at City Hall.
The MTA recommends taking the 1, R, or W lines to Rector Street, or the E to the World Trade Center.
NY1 will have LIVE coverage of the 2009 Parade of Champions beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Parade revelers can also take the 2 or 3 train to Chambers or Wall Street and the J train to Broad Street.
After the parade, the team will receive keys to the city at City Hall.
This will be the Yankees' first parade since 2000 when they beat the Mets to win their third straight championship.
The sidewalks lining the parade route along Broadway from Battery Place to Chambers Street are open to members of the public.
About 500 lucky fans were given free tickets through a giveaway earlier on Thursday.
For those without seats, there will be a large screen TV set up near City Hall Park.
Atlas Materials in Red Hook, Brooklyn is donating recycled confetti strips for the celebration. They say parades these days are much more environmentally friendly than ticker-tapes of the past.
"What we're doing here today is taking 1,200 pounds of shredded, recycled paper to be delivered to the buildings of Lower Manhattan to start the process of what kind of paper should be thrown from the windows tomorrow. It will all be cleaned up by the sanitation department and recycled yet again. So this is going to be a green parade," said John Cioffi of Atlas Materials.
Meanwhile, the floats the World Champs will be riding on are being put together in Clifton, New Jersey.
They actually started working on them three days ago just in case the Yankees won.
"It's nice to be associated with it. For the business standpoint it's good, and on a personal level it's fantastic because like you said, I'm a fan. So it's nice to work on these floats here, you know. Any sports teams in New York, but the Yankees especially," said Bond Parade Floats and Displays manager Rob Devito.
The company has been making floats for the city since the Rangers Stanley Cup parade in 1994.
The Yankees won their 27th World Championship Wednesday night in the Bronx with a 7-3 win over the Phillies in game 6.
Hideki Matsui, who tied a World Series record with 6 RBIs last night was named MVP.
• Beginning at 8:00 a.m. Friday, streets in the vicinity of the parade formation area will be closed to prepare for the parade. These streets include Battery Place from Thames Street to Little West Street. Other street closures around Battery Park will include Battery Place between Broadway and West Streets and Greenwich Street north of Battery Place. On the east side of Battery Park, State Street will also be closed down to Water Street.
• Also beginning at 9:00 a.m., streets in the area of City Hall will start to be closed. These streets include Chambers Street from Church to Centre Streets and Park Row from Broadway to Centre Street.
• Starting at 10:30 a.m., the parade route on Broadway from Battery Park to Worth Street will be closed. Additionally, other streets in the area may be closed as needed. Businesses in lower Manhattan should plan accordingly, including rescheduling deliveries. Parking will be prohibited on Broadway and surrounding streets beginning Thursday evening.
Pedestrian crossings will be located at the following intersections on Broadway:
• Reade Street
• Fulton Street
• Cortlandt Street/ Maiden Lane
• Cedar Street
• Rector Street (Westbound pedestrians only)
• Wall Street (Westbound pedestrians only)
• Exchange Alley (Eastbound pedestrians only)
Additional pedestrian crossings will be established at the following locations:
• Battery Place and West Street (Eastbound pedestrians only)
• Lafayette and Reade Streets