The 2025 New York City Labor Day Parade is today, and it is drawing tens of thousands of participants and spectators to Midtown Manhattan.
According to the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, workers from over 200 unions and constituency groups will be participating.
This year’s grand marshals are Hotel and Gaming Trades Council President Rich Maroko and Women’s National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Terri Carmichael Jackson.
New York City’s Labor Day Parade is the oldest and largest parade celebrating the holiday in the United States.
When is the 2025 NYC Labor Day Parade?
The 2025 New York City Labor Day Parade started at 10 a.m. Saturday and is expected to last until about 3 p.m.
The route takes the parade north on Fifth Avenue from 44th Street to 64th Street, where a grandstand will be set up.
Labor Day Parade street closures
The New York City Department of Transportation announced the following street closures for the Labor Day Parade:
Formation:
- 44th Street between Broadway and Vanderbilt Avenue
- 45th – 47th Street between Seventh Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue
- 48th Street between Sixth Avenue and Madison Avenue
- Vanderbilt Avenue between 43rd Street and 47th Street
Route:
- Fifth Avenue between 44th Street and 72nd Street
Dispersal:
- Fifth Avenue between 67th Street and 72nd Street
- 67th – 70th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
Miscellaneous:
- Fifth Avenue between 63rd Street and 64th Street
Labor Day Parade forecast in NYC
Today will be hot and humid with a high of 85 in the city.
There should be sunny skies in the morning for the beginning of the parade, but rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms will roll across the region later in the afternoon.
Storms could arrive in the city at around 2 p.m.
