Photos via kenyee and semyon's flickr
The circus is coming to town, and with it comes the elephants. The annual Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Elephant Walk is this coming Monday, March 22nd, from 11:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. The elephants, and some of their human coworkers, will walk through the Queens Midtown Tunnel to Madison Square Garden. What to expect: six Asian elephants, eight ponies, three stilt walkers, a watusi, and animal trainers. And of course: protesters.
To view the procession, they suggest you wait on the Manhattan-side of the tunnel at East 37th Street between Second and Third Avenues, the circus group will emerge around midnight, at which point they will “pose” for photographs. If you get some good shots, email us (or tag them "Gothamist" on Flickr)!
Drivers, please note, while there will be two-way vehicular traffic (one lane in either direction) in the south tube (normally Queens-bound) during this period, you may want to use an alternate route to avoid delays. The north tube of the tunnel is expected to re-open around 2 a.m. on the 23rd.
If you want to catch the big show, it'll be at MSG from March 25th through April 4th. And this summer Ringling is back at Coney Island with their new "Illuscination" show.
