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NYC marathon traffic guide: Street closures and times

 

Tens of thousands of runners will compete in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.

The annual event spans all five boroughs of New York City, which means street closures abound.

The following streets will be closed at the discretion of the NYPD on Sunday between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., per the city Department of Transportation.

Manhattan 

  • Queensboro Bridge eastbound vehicle entrance ramp 
  • 59th Street between Second and First avenues
  • 60th Street between First and Second avenues
  • First Avenue between 59th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge
  • Westbound Madison Avenue Bridge 
  • 142nd Street between Lenox and Fifth avenues
  • Fifth Avenue between 142nd and 138th streets
  • Madison Avenue (FDR Service Road) between 135th and 142nd streets
  • Fifth Avenue between 138th and 124th streets
  • 124th Street between Fifth Avenue and Mount Morris Park West
  • Mount Morris Park West between 124th and 120th streets
  • 120th Street between Mount Morris Park West and Fifth Avenue
  • Fifth Avenue between 120th and 90th streets
  • 90th Street between Fifth Avenue and East Drive
  • East Drive between 90th Street and Grand Army Plaza
  • Grand Army Plaza between East Drive and 59th Street
  • 59th Street between Fifth Avenue and Columbus Circle/Eighth Avenue/Central Park West
  • Columbus Circle between 59th Street and Central Park Driveway
  • Central Park Driveway/Eighth Avenue approach to West Drive
  • West Drive between Eighth Avenue approach and 85th Street approach to West Drive
  • 85th Street approach to West Drive
  • 81st Street approach to West Drive
  • 77th Street approach to West Drive
  • 67th Street approach to West Drive

Brooklyn

  • Northbound Dahlgren Place between Verrazano Bridge and 92nd Street
  • 92nd Street between Dahlgren Place and Fourth Avenue
  • Southbound Brooklyn Queens Expressway between Verrazano Bridge and 79th Street
  • Gatling Place/79th Street BQE entrance ramp between 83rd and 79th streets
  • Southbound Seventh Avenue between 79th and 74th streets
  • 74th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues
  • Sixth Avenue between 74th and 75th streets/Bay Ridge Parkway
  • 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway between Seventh and Fourth avenues
  • Fort Hamilton Parkway between 92nd and 94th streets
  • 94th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Fourth Avenue
  • Fourth Avenue between 94th Street and Flatbush Avenue
  • Flatbush Avenue between Fourth and Lafayette avenues
  • Lafayette Avenue between Flatbush and Bedford avenues
  • Bedford Avenue between Lafayette and Nassau avenues
  • Nassau Avenue between Bedford Avenue/Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue
  • Manhattan Avenue between Nassau and Greenpoint avenues
  • Greenpoint Avenue between Manhattan Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard
  • Southbound McGuinness Boulevard between Greenpoint Avenue and Pulaski Bridge
  • Southbound Pulaski Bridge

Queens 

  • 11th Street between Pulaski Bridge and 48th Avenue
  • 48th Avenue between 11th Street and Vernon Boulevard
  • Vernon Boulevard between 48th Avenue and 10th Street
  • 10th Street between Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive
  • 44th Drive between 10th and Hunter streets
  • Hunter Street between 44th Drive and Crescent Street
  • Crescent Street between Hunter Street and Queens Plaza South
  • Queens Plaza South between Crescent and 23rd streets
  • Queens Plaza North between Crescent and 23rd streets
  • 23rd Street between Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North
  • Eastbound Queensboro Bridge
  • Queensboro Bridge bicycle and pedestrian path

Bronx

  • Willis Avenue Bridge
  • East 135th Street between Willis and Alexander avenues
  • Alexander Avenue between East 135th and East 138th streets
  • East 138th Street between Alexander and Third avenues
  • Third Avenue between East 138th and East 139th streets
  • Morris Avenue between East 139th and East 140th streets
  • East 140th Street between Third and Rider avenues
  • Rider Avenue between East 140th and East 138th streets
  • East 138th Street between Rider Avenue and Madison Avenue Bridge

Staten Island

  • Richmond Terrace between Jersey and Bay streets
  • Jersey Street between Richmond Terrace and Victory Boulevard
  • Victory Boulevard between Jersey and Bay streets
  • Bay Street between Richmond Terrace and School Road
  • Fingerboard Road between Bay Street and Tompkins Avenue
  • Tompkins Avenue between Fingerboard and School roads
  • School Road between Bay Street and Staten Island Expressway
  • Lily Pond Avenue between Staten Island Expressway and Father Capodanno Boulevard
  • McClean Avenue between Lily Pond and New York avenues
  • Front Street between Wave and Edgewater streets
  • Hylan Boulevard between Bay Street and Olga Place
  • Steuben Street between Olga Place and West Fingerboard Road
  • West Fingerboard Road between Steuben Street and Hylan Boulevard
  • Sand Lane between Hylan and Father Capodanno boulevards
  • Father Capodanno Boulevard between Sand Lane and Lily Pond Avenue
  • Verrazano Bridge 

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  • Central Park West between Columbus Circle and 96th Street
  • 61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway
  • 62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
  • 63rd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
  • 64th Street between Central Park West and Broadway
  • 65th Street between Central Park West and Broadway
  • 66th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 69th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 70th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 73rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 82nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 83rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 84th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • 85th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • Columbus Avenue between 85th Street and Broadway
  • Broadway between Columbus Avenue and Columbus Circle 

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