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- NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) imposed Gridlock Alert days for the UN General Assembly.
- Midtown speeds fell below four miles per hour, slower than usual four-to-six.
- First Avenue (41st-48th) and 42nd Street closed daily until about 9 p.m.
- New York Police Department (NYPD) said arrests of 20 protesters at 43rd Street and Second Avenue were peaceful.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Commissioner Jessica Tisch said security would be heightened for UN meeting.
