Here Are the Brooklyn Streets That Will Be Closed for the Return of the NYC Marathon Sunday

Runners in Bed Stuy in 2019. Photo by Susan De Vries

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    This Sunday marks the triumphant return of the New York City marathon to the streets of Brooklyn and the lesser boroughs surrounding it, bringing with it thousands of elite athletes, lots of sweat and street closures.

    Organizers expect roughly 33,000 participants to pound pavement across the city, starting on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and making their way up 4th Avenue in Brooklyn for the starting leg of the 26.2 mile journey.

    Streets along the route will be closed to traffic starting at about 7 a.m. and begin to reopen throughout the afternoon. Most streets in Brooklyn are expected to be open by 3 p.m.

    Here’s what you can expect to be closed Sunday, and when:

    • Verrazano Bridge (upper level): 11 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m.
    • Verrazano Bridge (lower level): 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    • 4th Avenue between 94th Street and Flatbush Avenue: 7 a.m. to 1:35 p.m.
    • Lafayette Avenue to Classon Avenue: 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
    • Bedford Avenue from Kosciuszko Street to South 3rd Street: 7:35 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
    • Manhattan Avenue between Bedford and Greenpoint avenues: 7:45 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.
    • McGuinness Boulevard, approaching the Pulaski Bridge: 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

    For a complete and updated list, see the Department of Transportation website.

    Click here to see the full course map. For more information, visit nyrr.org.

    Editor’s note: A version of this story originally ran in Brooklyn Paper. Click here to see the original story.

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