Nassau County Police are advising residents that on Sunday, March 17, 2024 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM, the Wantagh St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place. A post-parade block party will take place from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
The parade will commence at Wantagh High School located on Beltagh Ave, Wantagh. It will travel east on Beltagh Ave. to Wantagh Ave., south on Wantagh Ave. to Brooklyn Ave., east on Brooklyn Ave. to Beech St. The parade ends at Brooklyn Ave / Beech St and disperses into Wantagh LIRR Station Municipal Lots WA-1 & WA-9 (east of Beech St, north side of the tracks). Traffic dispersing from Lots WA-1 & WA-9 can exit onto Park Ave and Oakland Ave.
Subsequent to the parade, there will be a post-parade block party on both Railroad Ave. and Brooklyn Ave. between Wantagh Ave. & Beech St. from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
Railroad Ave, Wantagh & Brooklyn Ave, Wantagh will both be closed from
8:00 AM until 8:00 PM.
The following are scheduled detours and road closures:
DETOURS/ROAD CLOSURES/REROUTED TRAFFIC FLOW:
BEECH ST, WANTAGH – BETWEEN SUNRISE HWY & PARK AVE
DURING THE PARADE, ALL N/B TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED ONTO SUNRISE HWY. AND ALL S/B TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED ONTO E/B PARK AVE. THIS WILL REOPEN DURING THE BLOCK PARTY.
USE SEAMANS NECK RD AS ALTERNATE
BUNKER AVE, WANTAGH – AT WANTAGH AVE
ALL W/B TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED ONTO N/B & S/B BEECH ST.
USE SUNRISE HWY OR JERUSALEM AVE AS ALTERNATES.
BROOKLYN AVE, WANTAGH – BETWEEN WANTAGH AVE & BEECH ST
ALL E/B & W/B TRAFFIC WILL BE PROHIBITED FOR THE DURATION OF THE
EVENT (PARADE & BLOCK PARTY)
USE SUNRISE HWY (DURING PARADE) OR PARK AVE (DURING BLOCK PARTY)
AS ALTERNATES
DEMOTT AVE, WANTAGH – AT WANTAGH AVE
ALL W/B TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED ONTO N/B & S/B BEECH ST.
USE SUNRISE HWY OR JERUSALEM AVE AS ALTERNATES.
GROVE ST, WANTAGH – BETWEEN SUNRISE HWY & RAILROAD AVE
ALL N/B & S/B TRAFFIC WILL BE PROHIBITED FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT
(BOTH PARADE & BLOCK PARTY)
FOLLOWING THE PARADE, USE WANTAGH AVE OR BEECH ST AS ALTERNATES.
ISLAND RD, WANTAGH – AT WANTAGH AVE
ALL E/B TRAFFIC WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM CROSSING WANTAGH AVE FOR THE
DURATION OF THE PARADE. W/B TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED ONTO N/B & S/B BRIARD ST.
USE JERUSALEM AVE AS ALTERNATE.
JONES AVE, WANTAGH – BETWEEN PARK AVE & BROOKLYN AVE
ALL TRAFFIC ON JONES WILL BE PROHIBITED DURING THE PARADE. FOLLOWING THE PARADE, S/B JONES WILL BE CLOSED AT RAILROAD AVE FOR THE DURATION OF THE BLOCK PART. ALL E/B TRAFFIC FROM PARK TO JONES WILL BE REROUTED BACK TO OLD MILL RD.
USE SUNRISE HWY OR OLD MILL TO JERUSALEM AVE AS ALTERNATES.
JONES AVE, WANTAGH – AT BROOKLYN AVE
TRAFFIC WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING MUNICIPAL LOT WA-4 AT JONES & RAILROAD AVE FOR THE DURATION OF BOTH EVENTS.
PARK AVE, WANTAGH – AT BEECH ST
ALL W/B TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED N/B ONTO BEECH ST.
USE SUNRISE HWY OR JERUSALEM AVE AS ALTERNATES.
PARK AVE, WANTAGH – AT JONES AVE
ALL TRAFFIC EXITING JONES AVE WILL BE DIVERTED WESTBOUND TOWARDS OLD MILL RD.
USE SUNRISE HWY OR OLD MILL TO JERUSALEM AVE AS ALTERNATES.
PARK AVE, WANTAGH – AT OLD MILL RD
ALL NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON OLD MILL RD WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING ONTO EASTBOUND PARK AVE.
USE SUNRISE HWY OR OLD MILL TO JERUSALEM AVE AS ALTERNATES.
RAILROAD AVE, WANTAGH – AT SUNRISE HWY
W/B SUNRISE HWY TRAFFIC WILL BE PROBITED FROM TURNING RIGHT ONTO
RAILROAD AVE DURING THE PARADE. THIS INTERSECTION WILL RE-OPEN
FOLLOWING THE PARADE, AND WILL BE ACCESSIBLE DURING THE BLOCK PARTY.
SEE BELOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
RAILROAD AVE, WANTAGH – BETWEEN WANTAGH AVE & BEECH ST
ALL E/B & W/B TRAFFIC WILL BE PROHIBITED FOR THE DURATION OF THE
EVENT (PARADE & BLOCK PARTY)
USE SUNRISE HWY (DURING PARADE) OR PARK AVE (DURING BLOCK PARTY)
AS ALTERNATES
WANTAGH AVE, WANTAGH – BETWEEN SUNRISE HWY & JERUSALEM AVE
ALL N/B TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED ONTO SUNRISE HWY
ALL S/B TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED ONTO JERUSALAM AVE
USE WANTAGH PKWY, SEAFORD OYSTER BAY EXPY, AND/OR SEAMANS NECK RD AS
ALTERNATES.
In addition, parade viewers are instructed to park in the following areas.
AVAILABLE PARKING AREAS:
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD MUNICIPAL LOT #WA-1 (SOUTH OF TRACKS)
EAST OF BEECH ST, SOUTH OF PARK AVE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
LIRR TRACKS BEHIND SUN BUICK / GMC. (ACCESS ONLY VIA OAKLAND AVE OR
SUNRISE HWY ENTRANCES DURING THE PARADE).
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD MUNICPAL LOT #WA-3
WEST OF OAKLAND AVE, SOUTH SIDE OF THE LIRR TRACKS ALONG SUNRISE
HWY. ACCESS ONLY VIA OAKLAND AVE OR SUNRISE HWY DURING PARADE.
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD MUNICIPAL LOT #WA-5
NORTH OF PARK AVE, EAST OF WANTAGH AVE. ACCESSIBLE BEFORE AND
AFTER THE PARADE. DUE TO STREET CLOSURES DURING THE PARADE, THERE
WILL BE NO ACCESS TO THIS LOT DURING THE PARADE.
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD MUNICPAL LOT #WA-9
EAST OF BEECH ST, SOUTH OF PARK AVE, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
LIRR TRACKS. (ACCESS ONLY VIA PARK AVE ENTRANCE DURING THE PARADE).
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD MUNICIPAL LOT #WA-10
AT THE CORNER OF RAILROAD AVE & JONES AVE (BEHIND “THE NOOK”
RESTAURANT). ACCESS ONLY VIA SUNRISE HWY DURING THE PARADE.
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD MUNICPAL LOT #WA-11
EAST OF OAKLAND AVE, SOUTH SIDE OF LIRR TRACKS ALONG SUNRISE HWY
RESTRICTED PARKING AREAS:
ON STREET PARKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED ON THE DAY IN QUESTION ALONG:
- BROOKLYN AVE BETWEEN WANTAGH AVE AND BEECH ST, WANTAGH
- RAILROAD AVE BETWEEN WANTAGH AVE AND BEECH ST, WANTAGH
- TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD MUNICIPAL LOT # WA-2 WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. (WEST OF BEECH ST, NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACKS ALONG BROOKLYN AVE)
- TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD MUNICIPAL LOT # WA-4 WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. (WEST OF WANTAGH AVE, NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACKS
ALONG BROOKLYN AVE)
SPECIAL RESTRICTED PARKING AREA - DESIGNATED SPECIAL HOURS:
ON STREET PARKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM AND 5:00 PM ON THE DAY IN QUESTION ALONG:
- BELTAGH AVE FROM WANTAGH AVE WEST TO THE DEAD END (IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL)
- WANTAGH AVE BETWEEN SUNRISE HWY AND BELTAGH AVE, WANTAGH
Public should be advised the detail may cause traffic delays and detours during this time.