Overview
- Persian Day Parade organizers and the NYPD set a Midtown route that stages on East 38th Street and moves down Madison Avenue to East 27th Street, with dispersal on 27th Street.
- Traffic plans will close Madison Avenue between 27th and 38th Streets with an added block shut between 26th and 27th Streets, so drivers should steer clear and riders should favor subways and buses.
- New York City’s Car‑Free Earth Day will turn Albee Square West, Albee Square, and the City Point area in Downtown Brooklyn into pedestrian zones with scheduled programming.
- The Brooklyn activities include an electronics recycling drop‑off with Elian Electronics Recycling, children’s bike lessons by Bike New York, and a plank challenge run by solidcore.
- Persian Day Parade leaders asked participants to keep the event non‑political and to carry only historical Iranian flags or the U.S. flag, with tributes planned for Iranians harmed by recent conflict.