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 November 5, 2023 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 guide to the annual event.
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The NYC Marathon road closures you should know for 2023
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge — Lower level, Staten Island-bound: 7am to 4pm
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge — Lower level, Brooklyn-bound: 7am to 4pm
- Fourth Avenue and 82nd Street: 6:45am to 1:15pm
- 74th Street, before Sixth Avenue: 6:45am to 1:15pm
- Fourth Avenue and 80th Street: 6:45am to 1:16pm
- Bay Ridge Parkway and Sixth Avenue: 6:45 a.m. to 1:16 p.m.
- Fourth Avenue and 63rd Street: 6:55am to 1:31pm
- Fourth Avenue and 43rd Street: 6:55am. to 1:47pm
- Fourth Avenue and 22nd Street: 6:55am to 2:03pm
- Fourth Avenue and 18th Street: 6:55am to 2:06pm
- Fourth Avenue and 3rd Street: 7:30am to 2:19pm
- Flatbush Avenue and Lafayette Avenue: 7:30am to 2:35pm
- Lafayette and Classon avenues: 7am to 2:51pm
- Bedford Avenue and Kosciuszko Street: 7:30am to 2:55pm
- Bedford Avenue between Wallabout Street and Lynch Street: 7:05am to 3:07pm
- Bedford Avenue and South Third Street: 7:05am to 3:23pm
- Manhattan Avenue past Bedford Avenue: 7:15am to 3:39pm
- Manhattan Avenue before Greenpoint Avenue: 7:15am to 3:45pm
- McGuinness Boulevard, approaching Pulaski Bridge: 7:15am to 3:55pm
- 10th Street and 44th Drive: 7:15am to 4:11pm
- Queensboro Bridge — Lower level, Queens side: 6:30am to 4:27pm
- Queensboro Bridge — Lower level, midspan: 6:30am to 4:35pm
- Queensboro Bridge — Lower level, Manhattan side: 6:30am to 4:43pm
- First Avenue and 77th Street: 7:30am to 4:59pm
- First Avenue and 97th Street: 7:30am to 5:15pm
- First Avenue between 109th and 110th Streets: 7:30 a.m. to 5:24 p.m.
- First Avenue and 117th Street: 7:30am to 5:31pm
- Willis Avenue Bridge: 7:30am to 5:47pm
- 135th Street just west of Willis Avenue: 7:30am to 5:47pm
- Madison Avenue Bridge: 7:30am to 6:03pm
- Madison Avenue Bridge and West 138th Street: 7:30am to 6:03pm
- Fifth Avenue and 125th Street: 8am to 6:14pm
- Mount Morris Parkway and 122nd Street: 8 a.m. to 6:19 p.m.
- Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street: 8am to 6:35pm
- 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
You can see them all on nyrr.org.
The NYC Marathon Dash to The Finish will also have its own closures on November 4:
- East 47th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue
- 1st Avenue between East 50th Street and East 42nd Street
- 42nd Street between 1st Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 6th Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 59th Street
- West 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and East Drive
- East Drive between Grand Army Plaza and Center Drive
- Center Drive between East Drive and West Drive
- West Drive between Center Drive and 67th Street
Street fair organizers are generally permitted to begin set-up at 8 am and breakdown must be completed by 7 pm.
