Staten Island 60th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade: What to expect, road closures

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STATEN ISLAND - The 60th annual Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade began at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

The procession will travel down Forest Avenue, beginning at Hart Boulevard and ending at Jewett Avenue.

After years of controversy over the exclusion of LGBTQ groups, the Staten Island Business Outreach Center is having an additional parade open to those groups on March 17.

This year’s grand marshal is Timothy O’Sullivan.

The NYC DOT says the following streets will be closed:

Hart Boulevard between Forest Avenue and Revere Street
Forest Avenue between Hart Boulevard and Jewett Avenue
Forest Avenue between Jewett Avenue and Ordell Avenue

Adjacent streets may also be subject to closure as determined by the NYPD.

Bus services along Forest Avenue will see interruptions due to the parade procession.

The MTA said the S48 and S53 routes will be redirected in both directions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

S-48, St. George Ferry bound:

Via Forest Avenue
Left on Willowbrook Road

Right on Port Richmond Avenue

Right on Castleton Avenue
Right on Cebra Avenue
Left on Victory Boulevard and then on the regular route.

S-48, Holland Avenue bound:

Via Victory Boulevard
Right on Cebra Avenue
Left on Castleton Avenue
Left on Port Richmond Avenue
Left on Willowbrook Road
Right on Forest Avenue and then regular route.

S53, Brooklyn bound:

Via Castleton Avenue
Right on Haven Esplanade
Left on Forest Avenue,
Right on Victory Boulevard
Left on Clove Road and then regular route

S53, Port Richmond bound:

Via Clove Road
Right on Victory Boulevard
Left on Forest Avenue
Right on Haven Esplanade
Left on Castleton Avenue and then regular route