POUGHKEEPSIE – The City of Poughkeepsie has issued two traffic advisories – one for Friday, June 7, the other for Sunday, June 9.
On Friday, June 7, there will be a parade honoring the Poughkeepsie High School basketball and crew teams as New York State champions. The parade will run from Catharine Street to Main Street to Civic Center Plaza, across Mill Street (44/55 westbound arterial) to City Hall, where a small ceremony will take place. Once the ceremony is completed, the teams will be escorted on their float to Mansion Square Park for further festivities at the First Friday event being held there.
The parade steps off at about 4 p.m. There will be intermittent and temporary road closures during this event. Motorists should plan accordingly.
On Sunday, June 9, there will be a Pride Parade. That will begin on Market Street and will necessitate the closing of Market Street between Church Street and Main Street, and Cannon Street between Academy Street and Market Street, beginning at roughly 11 a.m.
When the parade steps off, at approximately noon, it will go from Market Street down Main Street to Waryas Park, where there will be a festival following the parade.
Intermittent and temporary road closures are expected between about 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
