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Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3 · 1/3/2026 12:33 PM
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I'm getting a report that police closed down northbound 8th Avenue at 42nd Street.
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Do you know anything about it?
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Protest causes 8th Avenue northbound closure
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police closed northbound lanes of 8th Avenue near West 42nd Street in New York City due to a protest. Multiple tow trucks and traffic supervisors were on site managing the closure.