TCS New York City Marathon

Bridges and streets along the course close in every borough. Streets closed ~7 AM–6 PM.

• Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
  Staten Island → Brooklyn (start)
  Closes ~7:00 AM (expected · confirmed mid-October) · reopens ~3:00 PM (expected · confirmed mid-October)
• Pulaski Bridge
  Brooklyn → Queens (mile 13)
  Closes ~7:15 AM (expected · confirmed mid-October) · reopens as runners clear (expected · confirmed mid-October)
• Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
  Queens → Manhattan (mile 15)
  Closes ~6:30 AM (expected · confirmed mid-October) · reopens as runners clear (expected · confirmed mid-October)
• Willis Avenue Bridge
  Manhattan → Bronx (mile 20)
  Closes ~7:30 AM (expected · confirmed mid-October) · reopens as runners clear (expected · confirmed mid-October)
• Madison Avenue Bridge
  Bronx → Manhattan (mile 21)
  Closes ~7:30 AM (expected · confirmed mid-October) · reopens as runners clear (expected · confirmed mid-October)

• Staten Island — Fort Wadsworth staging; Bay Street and Richmond Terrace near the start.
• Brooklyn — Fourth Avenue (92nd St → Flatbush Ave), Lafayette Ave, Bedford Ave — through Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, Bed-Stuy, and Williamsburg.
• Queens — Long Island City around the Pulaski and Queensboro bridge approaches.
• The Bronx — Mott Haven — E 135th/138th/141st Streets and Alexander & Third Avenues (2026 revised route).
• Manhattan — First Avenue from 59th St into the 100s; Fifth Avenue from ~90th St south through Harlem; the Central Park drives and Central Park South to the finish.

A new route through the Bronx for 2026

For the first time in 15 years, the course changes — a roughly one-mile stretch through Mott Haven (miles 20–21) is revised to cut turns from seven to five and improve residents’ access to local businesses during the race. The rest of the five-borough course is unchanged.

After the Willis Avenue Bridge: left on E 135th St, right on Alexander Ave (continuing straight past E 138th St), left on E 141st St, left on Third Ave, then right on E 138th St to cross the Madison Avenue Bridge back into Manhattan.

• Use mass transit — driving anywhere near the route is heavily disrupted from about 7 AM to 6 PM.
• The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is fully closed and is the only direct Staten Island–Brooklyn route; detour via New Jersey (Goethals/Bayonne) or the ferry.
• No MTA buses cross Fifth Avenue during the race, and many bus routes are detoured off the course.
• Manhattan’s West Side is least affected; the East Side and the Central Park area see the worst delays.

Take the Staten Island Ferry to the start: subway to South Ferry (1), Whitehall St (R/W), or Bowling Green (4/5), then the ferry. Shuttle buses run from the St. George terminal to the Fort Wadsworth start.

You must reach the start before the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge closes to all traffic (~7 AM).