Match Three at NYNJ Stadium: What New Yorkers Need to Know

 

Tune into Mayor’s “The Afternoon Pitch” briefing tomorrow at 2:15 p.m. for the latest weather and traffic updates

Tomorrow at 8 p.m., Senegal and Norway will face off in the third FIFA World Cup 2026™ match hosted at NYNJ Stadium. 

  

Here’s what New Yorkers and visitors need to know to stay safe and plan ahead.  

  

Weather  

  

New York City is preparing for heavy rain and severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts. 

 

Temperatures will cool Monday, with highs in the mid-70s and lows around 65 degrees. 

 

Forecasts indicate rain will begin late in the morning, intensify throughout the afternoon and continue overnight. New York City may also experience severe thunderstorms with isolated wind gusts reaching up to 50 mph. 

 

New Yorkers should take this weather seriously and make plans now to stay safe during potentially dangerous conditions. 

 

Exercise caution while traveling, take public transit whenever possible and never walk, bike or drive through floodwaters. 

 

If rain, winds or storms become severe, New Yorkers and visitors should seek shelter indoors and wait for conditions to improve before traveling. 

 

Mayor Mamdani and New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) activated the City’s Flash Flood Emergency Plan on Thursday to coordinate pre-storm agency operations, including catch basin clearing and targeted inspections of flood-prone areas.  

 

The City’s Downed Tree Task Force is on alert to respond to fallen trees and branches, and the Tow Truck Task Force is prepared to assist stranded vehicles. 

 

New Yorkers and visitors should stay alert to changing conditions by texting SUMMER26, SUMMER26ESP or SUMMER26FRE to 692-692 to receive updates in English, Spanish and French.  

  

Visit nyc.gov/beready for emergency preparedness information.   

  

Transportation and Traffic  

  

Tomorrow will be a Gridlock Alert Day due to anticipated heavy traffic.   

  

The match will coincide with the evening rush hour and potentially severe weather. New Yorkers should expect heavy traffic and travel delays. 

 

Walk, bike or take public transportation whenever possible.  

  

Public transit remains the easiest way to get to NYNJ Stadium.  

  

Matchgoers are encouraged to explore transit options and purchase tickets in advance at nynjfwc26.com/getting-to-nynj-stadium/   

  

Shuttle and bus corridors will be activated at 2 p.m. and remain in effect until 1 a.m.  

  

Access on the following corridors and lanes will be limited to NYNJ Stadium shuttle buses, MTA local buses, Official World Cup affiliate vehicles and emergency vehicles:  

  

•    42nd Street from First Avenue to Twelfth Avenue.  

•    Two lanes on Sixth Avenue from 42nd Street to 59th Street.  

•    Two lanes on Fifth Avenue from 42nd Street to 59th Street.  

•   West 40th Street between 8th Avenue and 11th Avenue.  

•   West 41st Street between 8th Avenue and 10th Avenue.  

Select streets around Penn Station will close no later than 2 p.m. to accommodate street-level queues.  

  

33rd Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue and 32nd Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue will reopen after 8 p.m. 33rd Street between 6th and 7th Avenue will reopen after 1 a.m.  

  

Truck deliveries in Midtown will also be restricted between 2 p.m. and 1 a.m. within the area bounded by 30th Street and 60th Street.  

  

These restrictions apply only to trucks. Smaller delivery vehicles including cars, vans and cargo bikes are exempt. Emergency vehicles, service vehicles and essential delivery providers operating within the zone are also exempt.  

  

Additional information is available in Mayor Mamdani’s Midtown Transportation Plan.