“When it comes to gridlock, if you live in New York, you’re used to it,” Jones told Deadline. Festival director Kent Jones said the Lincoln Center institution is not expecting major disruptions, and it benefits from being more “on campus” than most festivals, with a few dozen films screening at its Upper West Side home. On Friday, the 56th edition of the New York Film Festival kicks off with the opening gala screening of The Favourite at Alice Tully Hall and the customary after-party at Central Park’s Tavern on the Green. The influx of vehicles and people in the city is coinciding with the annual fall ramp-up of the event calendar. Getting talent and VIPs to and from TV bookings, to and from film and TV sets or even to and from the corner deli will be an unusually intense struggle. But why again is this a story for Deadline Hollywood? In a word: logistics. This all sounds like a bummer of a start to autumn in New York. Thousands of extra cops are patrolling key locations. Many major streets are closed, and the Department of Sanitation has mobilized four dozen of its massive trucks, with 230 concrete roadblocks creating additional hindrances to anyone with bad intentions. The city’s notoriously overtaxed subway system is sure to show more signs of wear and tear during the September surge.Īnyone brave enough to get into a car - already a problematic concept given the flood of Uber and Lyft vehicles now jockeying with taxis, limousines, buses and the like - will encounter hundreds of “blocker” vehicles. Citi Bike is offering 50% off three-day passes, and ride-sharing service Via is also offering half-off discounts in Manhattan. In declaring those days, the city urges visitors to take mass transit instead of driving anywhere. In 2018, the city projects 16 Gridlock Alert Days, up from just 10 last year. Judge Dismisses Donald Trump's Countersuit In E.
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