German-American Friendship Festival: Closure of New York Street
The German-American Friendship Festival will take place from Wednesday, July 1, through Sunday, July 5, on the grounds at Hainerberg between New-York-Straße and Berliner Straße. Due to the expected heavy visitor traffic, New-York-Straße will be completely closed on Saturday, July 4, from 7 p.m. to midnight between Berliner Straße and Federal Highway 455.
Access to the event grounds is only possible on foot via New-York-Straße and Washingtonstraße. For people with limited mobility, additional parking spaces have been set up on Berliner Straße, as well as taxi stands near the accessible entrance—Gate B.
The Office of Traffic and City Police asks festival visitors to use public transportation. The Berliner Straße stop heading toward the city center will be out of service on Saturday, July 4, from 7:30 p.m. until approximately 11:30 p.m. Passengers are asked to use the Friedenstraße stop during this time. A pedestrian route from Frankfurter Straße and Friedenstraße to the event grounds has been set up.
Those who cannot do without a car are asked to use the surrounding parking lots on Berliner Straße, Balthasar-Neumann-Straße, and Wettiner Straße.
This press release is issued by the Press Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden, Schlossplatz 6, 65183 Wiesbaden, pressereferatwiesbadende Citizens with questions can contact the responsible department or office.