If you're not running in this year's TCS New York City Marathon but you're traveling around the city, you'll want to check out the NYC Marathon road closures that affect all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island.
We’ve included all the roads, streets and bridges that will be closed on Sunday, November 3, 2024 below. The 26.2-mile race is one the biggest NYC events in November, and if you aren’t registered, you can still get involved by acting as a spectator and cheerleader for the runners. For more information including where to watch the NYC marathon, read our full guide to the annual event.
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The NYC Marathon road closures you should know for 2024
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge — Lower level, Staten Island-bound: 7am to 2pm
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge — Lower level, Brooklyn-bound: 7am to 2pm
- Fourth Avenue and 82nd Street: 6:45am to 1:18pm
- 74th Street, before Sixth Avenue: 6:45am to 1:18pm
- Fourth Avenue and 80th Street: 6:45am to 1:19pm
- Bay Ridge Parkway and Sixth Avenue: 6:45am to 1:19pm
- Fourth Avenue and 63rd Street: 6:55am to 1:34pm
- Fourth Avenue and 43rd Street: 6:55am to 1:50pm
- Fourth Avenue and 22nd Street: 6:55am to 2:06pm
- Fourth Avenue and 18th Street: 6:55am to 2:09pm
- Fourth Avenue and 3rd Street: 7am to 2:22pm
- Flatbush Avenue and Lafayette Avenue: 7am to 2:38pm
- Lafayette and Classon avenues: 7am to 2:54pm
- Bedford Avenue and Kosciuszko Street: 7:30am to 2:58pm
- Bedford Avenue between Wallabout Street and Lynch Street: 7:05am to 3:10pm
- Bedford Avenue and South Third Street: 7:05am to 3:26pm
- Manhattan Avenue past Bedford Avenue: 7:15am to 3:42pm
- Manhattan Avenue before Greenpoint Avenue: 7:15am to 3:48pm
- McGuinness Boulevard, approaching Pulaski Bridge: 7:15am to 3:59pm
- 10th Street and 44th Drive: 7:15am to 4:14pm
- Queensboro Bridge — Lower level, Queens side: 6:30am to 4:30pm
- Queensboro Bridge — Lower level, midspan: 6:30am to 4:38pm
- Queensboro Bridge — Lower level, Manhattan side: 6:30am to 4:46pm
- First Avenue and 77th Street: 7:30am to 5:02pm
- First Avenue and 97th Street: 7:30am to 5:18pm
- First Avenue between 109th and 110th Streets: 7:30am to 5:27pm
- First Avenue and 117th Street: 7:30am to 5:34pm
- Willis Avenue Bridge: 7:30am to 5:50pm
- 135th Street just west of Willis Avenue: 7:30am to 5:50pm
- Madison Avenue Bridge: 7:30am to 6:06pm
- Madison Avenue Bridge and West 138th Street: 7:30am to 6:06pm
- Fifth Avenue and 125th Street: 8am to 6:17pm
- Mount Morris Parkway and 122nd Street: 8am to 6:22pm
- Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street: 8am to 6:38pm
- Central Park East Drive and 84th Street: CLOSED
- Central Park East Drive and 68th Street: CLOSED
- Central Park East Drive and 65th Street: CLOSED
- Central Park South (59th Street from 5th Avenue to Columbus Circle: 8:30am to 6:45pm
- Central Park West Drive and 62nd Street: CLOSED
- Central Park West Drive and 67th Street: CLOSED
You can see them all on nyrr.org.
What time do they close the bridge for the NYC Marathon?
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge upper level, midpoint, and exit to 92nd street close at 11pm on November 2, reopening at 4pm on November 3. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge lower level—both Staten Island bound and Brooklyn bound—will be closed from 7am to 2pm on November 3.
