The city will once again close a stretch of Manhattan's Fifth Avenue to car traffic for its Holiday Open Street program this December — but as in 2024, it will be for just a single Sunday, according to the business association that runs the event.

The schedule for the pedestrian-friendly event on one of the world's most famous shopping corridors is a reduction from the three-Sunday lineup in 2022 and 2023, which City Hall touted as a boon to businesses recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Fifth Avenue Association, the avenue will be shut to cars between 47th and 57th streets from noon to 6 p.m. on Dec. 14. It's a longer span than last year, when the corridor closed between 48th and 55th streets and Fifth Avenue's 200th anniversary was celebrated.

The program began i

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