Copyright Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The 2025 TCS New York City Marathon will begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, and runners will travel 26.2 miles through all five boroughs, causing various road closures throughout the day. The iconic event kicks off, as always, on Staten Island, where participants will journey from Fort Wadsworth and cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge toward Brooklyn. Participants will then run through Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx as part of the course before finishing in Central Park. To accommodate the waves of runners during the marathon’s start, MTA Bridges and Tunnels will close the lower level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to all non-emergency vehicular traffic between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday. Additionally, the upper level of the span will close in both directions beginning at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, to allow for roadway preparation. According to the MTA, the Bay Street and Lily Pond Avenue exits of the Staten Island Expressway will close at 3 a.m. on Sunday and reopen at approximately 4 p.m. The marathon begins at 8 a.m., but groups of runners will continue to start in waves up until 11:30 a.m. Various roads around the city will be closed on Sunday, from approximately 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the discretion of the NYPD. According to the Department of Transportation, the following roads will be closed to accommodate the event: Staten Island Staten Island Expressway Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Brooklyn Dahlgren Place between Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and 92nd Street (Northbound) 92nd Street between Dahlgren Place and 4th Avenue 4th Avenue between 92nd Street and Flatbush Avenue Flatbush Avenue between 4th Avenue and Lafayette Avenue Lafayette Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue 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 McGuinness Boulevard McGuinness Boulevard (Southbound) between Greenpoint Avenue and Pulaski Bridge Pulaski Bridge (Southbound) Queens 11th Street between Pulaski Bridge/Jackson Avenue 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 Street and Hunter Street Hunter Street between 44th Drive and Crescent Street Crescent Street between Hunter Street and Queens Plaza South Queens Plaza South between Crescent Street and 23rd Street Queensboro Bridge (Eastbound) The Bronx Willis Avenue Bridge East 135th Street between Willis Avenue and Alexander Avenue Alexander Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street East 138th Street between Alexander Avenue and 3rd Avenue 3rd Avenue between East 138th Street and East 139th Street Morris Avenue between East 139th Street and East 140th Street East 140th Street between Morris Avenue and Rider Avenue Rider Avenue between East 140th Street and East 138th Street East 138th Street between Rider Avenue and Madison Avenue Bridge Manhattan Queensboro Bridge (59th Street Pedestrian Entrance Ramp – Eastbound) East 59th Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue 1st Avenue between East 59th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge Madison Avenue Bridge (Westbound) East 138th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue 5th Avenue between 138th Street and 124th Street West 124th Street between 5th Avenue and Mount Morris Park West Mount Morris Park West between West 124th Street and West 120th Street West 120th Street between Mount Morris Park West and 5th Avenue 5th Avenue between 120th Street and 90th Street 90th Street between 5th Avenue and East Drive East Drive between 90th Street and Grand Army Plaza Grand Army Plaza between East Drive and West 59th Street West 59th Street between 5th Avenue and Columbus Circle/8th Avenue/Central Park West Columbus Circle between West 59th Street and Central Park Driveway Central Park Driveway/8th Avenue Approach to West Drive West Drive between 8th Avenue Approach and 67th Street Approach to West Drive Central Park West between Columbus Circle and West 76th Street West 61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway West 62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway West 63rd Street between Central Park West and Broadway West 64th Street between Central Park West and Broadway West 65th Street between Central Park West and Broadway West 66th Street between Central Park West and Broadway West 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue West 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue West 69th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue West 70th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue West 71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue West 72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue West 73rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue West 74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue Columbus Avenue between West 74th Street and Broadway Broadway between West 66th Street and Columbus Circle Other streets may be closed on Sunday at the discretion of the NYPD.
