Gridlock alert as President Joe Biden makes several stops across New York

Thursday, April 25, 2024
IRVINGTON, New York (WABC) -- President Joe Biden is expected to cause gridlock and possibly some traffic headaches as he wraps up a visit to New York City on Friday.

Biden is spending Thursday night in the city ahead of fundraisers Friday morning.

It comes after the president visited Irvington for a fundraiser on Thursday evening.

The fundraiser was hosted by actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones and fashion designer Eileen Fisher.
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It was Biden's third time visiting Westchester County since he was elected president in 2020.

Irvington police had asked that people avoid travelling in the area after 2 p.m.



Several schools and businesses in the area adjusted heir operating hours in anticipation of his trip.

The Irvington, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown and Hastings-on-Hudson school districts implemented early release schedules ahead of the president's arrival, and all after-school programs in those districts were canceled Thursday.
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Before the fundraiser, Biden was in Syracuse at 2 p.m. to announce a more than $6 billion investment in semiconductor manufacturer Micron. He was joined by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Charles Schumer.

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