New York is about to look a little different this Thursday, September 11, as the city pauses for the annual 9/11 Ceremony . Along with the return of the Tribute in Light—those twin beams of blue that can be seen nearly 60 miles away—comes the less poetic part: street closures, traffic detours and the general chaos of trying to drive downtown when half of Lower Manhattan is on lockdown.

According to the Department of Transportation , the area around the World Trade Center will be closed to traffic. Streets bounded by Barclay Street to the north, Rector Street to the south, Broadway to the east and West Street to the west are a no-go zone. Add to that closures on Liberty, Albany and West Thames Streets, South End Avenue, Battery Place, 3rd Place and Little West Street, and you’ve g

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