There's a new Thanksgiving Parade route this year (2009)

[cordelli]

In case anybody is going

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Route Map

The Parade has a new route!!! After 82 years the Parade will be moving from Broadway to a new route along 7th Ave. Note that the Parade will bypass Broadway from 58th to 34th including TImes Square.

The Parade begins at 77th Street & Central Park West at 9am. The Parade will march south on Central Park West.

At Columbus Circle, the Parade will then turn EAST onto Central Park South instead of heading down Broadway. When the Parade reaches 7th Avenue, it turns south at the corner of Central Park South and march to 42nd Street.
NOTE: There are no tickets available to the general public for seating.

The Parade will then travel east along 42nd Street from 7th to 6th Avenues. At 6th (Avenue of the Americas), it veers south to 34th Street. At 34th Street it heads west to Macy's Herald Square and ends at 34th Street and Seventh Avenue at around noon.

The start on the map below is the start of the rerouting, not the start of the parade

[nrr]

I wonder how many people who don't know about the re-route will be on Broadway(between 57th and 34th streets)early to stake out their "prime" viewing spots? We'll find out on Thursday.