NYC will cut off traffic during 2026 World Cup games with amped-up ‘gridlock alert’

Midtown is out of bounds.

A wide pitch of Manhattan will fall under “gridlock alert” during eight 2026 World Cup matches to deal with an expected crush of soccer fans, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Friday.

The transportation plan will convert 42nd Street into an island-wide bus corridor, create car-free spaces near Penn Station and drastically...