Street Closures on Marathon Day

By Hamodia Staff

The New York City Marathon kicks off Sunday morning, with pre-pandemic levels of attendance expected.

The race, which spans all five boroughs of the city, begins in Staten Island at 7AM, and ends in Manhattan

In 2020, the city canceled the race due to Covid; in 2021, the race was open, but with a limited number of runners. On a typical year, the Marathon attracts 50,000 contestants from over 150 countries.

The Verrazzano, Ed Koch (Queensboro), Willis Avenue, and Madison Avenue Bridges will be closed.        

To avoid traffic due to street closures, the NYPD urges people to use public transportation.

The following is a list of streets which will be closed from 7AM until approximately 6PM to accommodate the runners, according to NYC.gov.

Staten Island:

• Bay Street between Richmond Terrace and School Road
• Fingerboard Road between Bay Street and Tompkins Avenue
• Tompkins Avenue between Fingerboard Road and School Road
• School Road between Bay Street and Staten Island Expressway
• Lily Pond Avenue between Staten Island Expressway and McClean Avenue
• McClean Avenue between Lily Pond Avenue and New York Avenue

Brooklyn:

• Dahlgren Place between Verrazano Bridge and 92^nd Street (North Bound)
• 92^nd Street between Dahlgren Place and 4^th Avenue
• 4^th Avenue between 92^nd Street and Flatbush Avenue
• Flatbush Avenue between 4^th Avenue and Lafayette Avenue
• Lafayette Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue
• Brooklyn Queens Expressway (South-bound) between Verrazano Bridge and 79^th Street
• 7^th Avenue between 79^th Street and 75^th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway
• 7^th Avenue between 74^th and 75^th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway
• 74^th Street between 6^th Avenue and 7^th Avenue
• 6^th Avenue between 74^th and 75^th Street / Bay Ridge Parkway
• Bay Ridge Parkway between 7^th Avenue and 4^th Avenue
• Fort Hamilton Parkway between 92^nd Street and 94^th Street
• 94^th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 4^th Avenue (North-bound)
• Bedford Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and Nassau Avenue
• Nassau Avenue between Bedford Avenue / Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue
• Manhattan Avenue between Nassau Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue
• Greenpoint Avenue between Manhattan Avenue and McGuiness Boulevard
• McGuiness Boulevard between Greenpoint Avenue and 48^th Avenue
• Pulaski Bridge (South-bound)

Queens:

• Pulaski Bridge (South-bound)
• 48^th Avenue between 11^th Street and Vernon Boulevard
• Vernon Boulevard between 48^th Avenue and 10^th Street
• 10^th Street between Vernon Boulevard and 44^th Drive
• 44^th Drive between 10^th Street and Hunter Street
• Hunter Street between 44^th Drive and Crescent Street
• Crescent Street between Hunter Street and Queens Plaza South
• Queens Plaza South between Crescent Street and 23^rd Street
• Queens Plaza North between Crescent Street and 23^rd Street
• 23^rd Street between Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North
• Queensboro Bridge (East-bound

Bronx:

• Willis Avenue Bridge / Willis Avenue
• 135^th Street between Willis Avenue and Alexander Avenue
• Alexander Avenue between 135^th Street and 138^th Street
• 138^th Street between Alexander Avenue and Morris Avenue
• Morris Avenue between 138^th Street and 140^th Street
• 140^th Street between Morris Avenue and Rider Avenue       
• Rider Avenue between 140^th Street and 138^th Street
• 138^th Street between Rider Avenue and Madison Avenue Bridge

Manhattan:

• 1^st Avenue between 59^th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge
• Queensboro Bridge (Vehicle Entrance Ramp East-bound)
• 59^th Street between 1^st Avenue & 2^nd Avenue
• Madison Avenue Bridge
• Madison Avenue between 138^th Street and 124^th Street
• 124^th Street between Madison Avenue and Mount Morris Park West
• 5^th Avenue between 139^th Street and 124^th Street
• Mount Morris Park West between 124^th Street between 120^th Street
• 120^th Street between Mount Morris Park West and 5^th Avenue
• 5^th Avenue between 120^th Street and 90^th Street
• 90^th Street between 5^th Ave and East Drive (Central Park South-bound)
• East Drive between 90^th Street and Central Park South
• Central Park South between 5^th Ave and 8^th Ave (Central Park West)
• Central Park Driveway
• West Drive (To Finish at Tavern on the Green)