UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Rain or shine, the annual Israel Day on Fifth Avenue is back on the Upper East Side this Sunday, kicking off at 11:30 a.m. and running until 4 p.m.
This year's parade starts at East 62nd Street and ends at East 74th Street, event organizers say.
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The parade will have thousands of participants and onlookers, live music and floats, organizers say.
The event is organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, which has run it since 2011, according to its website, but the parade itself is more than 60 years old.
To watch the parade, organizers say spectators must pass through metal detectors first, and people with backpacks, large bags, umbrellas, lawn chairs, coolers, and drones will not be permitted.
Spectators can watch the parade by entering 61st, 63rd, 66th, 70th and 73rd Streets from Madison Avenue, organizers said.
The parade will be broadcast on Fox's My9 and livestreamed on the parade's website beginning at 12 p.m.
Road Closures
Formation:
- 5th Avenue between 52nd Street and 51st Street
- West 51st Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- East/West 52nd Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
- East/West 53rd Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
- East/West 54th Street between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue
- East/West 55th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
- East/West 56th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
Route:
- 5th Avenue between 52nd Street and 74th Street
Dispersal:
- 5th Avenue between 74th Street and 79th Street
- East 74th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 75th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 76th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 77th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
Miscellaneous:
- East 60th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 61st Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 62nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 63rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 64th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 65th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- East 66th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 67th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 68th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 69th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 70th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- East 72nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- East 73rd Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 74th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 75th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 76th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 77th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 78th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- Madison Avenue between East 70th Street and East 79th Street
- Lexington Avenue between East 70th Street and East 79th Street
- Madison Avenue between East 54th Street and East 51st Street
- 6th Avenue between West 54th Street and West 51st Street
- Grand Army Plaza between 5th Avenue and 59th Street
For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.