Here Are The St. Patrick's Day Parade Street Closures Today

March 17, 2017, 9:45 a.m.

It's a Friday St. Patrick's Day.

From last year's parade

From <a href="http://gothamist.com/2016/03/18/st_pats_parade_2016.php">last year's parade</a>

It's a sunny Friday St. Patrick's Day—and the big parade will be stepping off at 11 a.m. amid snow mountains. The parade route begins at Fifth Avenue and 44th Street—and these are the streets that are closed:

Parade formation:
Vanderbilt Avenue between 43rd Street and 46th Street
43rd Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
44th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
45th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
46th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
47th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
48th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
5th Avenue between 42nd Street and 44th Street

Route:
5th Avenue between 79th Street and 44th Street Dispersal:
5th Avenue between 86th Street and 79th Street
78th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
79th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
80th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
81st Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
82nd Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
83rd Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
84th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
85th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
Madison Avenue between East 78th Street and East 86th Street

Miscellaneous:
62nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
63rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
64th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
72nd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
Madison Avenue between 63rd Street and 64th Street

TMZ claims that the NYPD is worried

about the parade route near Trump Tower, a.k.a. White House North: "Law enforcement sources tell us police brass has instructed the rank and file to make sure the floats and parade marchers don't stop in front of Trump Tower in protest of the prez. What's more ... spectators will be barred from watching the parade on the sidewalk in front of Trump's building. Cops tell us they're worried protesters on floats and afoot will try to stop the parade in its tracks with a flash demonstration. They're also worried about demonstrations getting out of control at the flash point."

FWIW, the pre-game action at McSorley's was pretty tame at 8:30 a.m.: