Manhattan street closures for Ninth Avenue International Food Festival

MANHATTAN (PIX11) – Streets will be closed, so food vendors can pack the streets of Hell's Kitchen as the Ninth Avenue International Food Festival returns on Saturday.

“As the oldest and largest continuing food festival in New York City, we understand how much time and energy it takes to produce a quality festival, and we are always willing to do whatever it takes to make the event happen,” festival organizers wrote on the website. “The Ninth Avenue Association is committed to working together with our clients and merchants to make that event unique, high-quality, and profitable.”

Blue Seafood Bar, Poseidon Bakery, El Mil Sabores, and Marseille are just some of the participating restaurants, according to NYC Tourism and Conventions.

But while New Yorkers nosh on some tasty dishes, drivers in the area will be sitting in some heavy traffic.

The following streets will be closed for the festival:

• Ninth Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 57th Street
• West 44th Street between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue
• West 45th Street between Ninth Avenue and 10th Avenue
• West 47th Street between Eighth Avenue  and Ninth Avenue
• West 48th Street between Ninth Avenue and 10th Avenue
• West 49th Street between Ninth Avenue and 10th Avenue
• West 50th Street between Ninth Avenue and 10th Avenue
• West 51st Street between Ninth Avenue and 10th Avenue
• West 53rd Street between Ninth Avenue and 10th Avenue
• West 54th Street between Ninth Avenue and 10th Avenue