MARATHON SUNDAY TRAFFIC/PARKING UPDATES Get there early and find parking ON THE STREETS before they close the streets!! We will open the gate on W. 77th St. for waiting (NOT unloading) at 7:30 AM for those vendors who are permitted to drive in. You can sit in your vehicle until the 8:15 unloading time. We will try to accommodate as many vendors as possible.

GENERAL ADVICE If you are coming from the east, you must cross at either 57th St. or at W. 138th St. to the west side. (Upper level of the 59th St, bridge is OPEN. It may take you out of your way a bit but it will save you grief in the long run. Pay attention to the closing times of 1st and 5th Aves. (see below).

If you are coming from the south, try to use the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, or the , or the , and go north along the west side of .

If you are coming from the west or north, use the West Side Hwy. and W. 79th exit.

Vendors who arrive by subway (not the bus) should not be inconvenienced.

THE FOLLOWING ADVISORIES ARE TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE MARATHON WEBSITE – http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/road_closures.htm

STREET/BRIDGE CLOSINGS: MARATHON SUNDAY

Queensboro/59th Street Bridge, Queens – Manhattan  Lower level: closed 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Upper level will remain open , Manhattan, 59th Street - Closed 9:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m. , Bronx - Manhattan Closed 5:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Bridge, Bronx - Manhattan Closed 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. , Manhattan Closed 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

Central Park Transverses Note: NO buses will be allowed to cross 5th Ave. during the race.  79th, 86 th, and 96th St. Transverses – closed 9:00 AM, open 7:00 PM  65th St. Transverse – BUSES only, open to traffic at 7:00 PM

East/West Cross Streets From Columbus Ave. to Central Park West Most streets will be closed to traffic until the end of the marathon – usually 6 PM

See next page for specific closings in Manhattan. Closings for Manhattan Bridges and Streets

Rolling Street Anticipated Street Route Location Closure Reopening lower level 7:00 AM 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM 1st Avenue and 77th Street 8:45 AM 3:50 PM 1st Avenue and 97thStreet 8:45 AM 4:05 PM 1st Avenue between 109th and 110th Streets 8:45 AM 4:10 PM 1st Avenue and 117th Street 8:45 AM 4:20 PM 135th Street just west of Willis Avenue 5:00AM 4:45 PM Willis Avenue Bridge 8:30 AM 5:45 PM 8:30 AM 4:45 PM Madison Avenue Bridge and West 138th Street 9:00 AM 4:50 PM 5th Avenue and 125th Street 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Mt. Morris Parkway and 122nd Street 9:00 AM 5:05 PM 5th Avenue and 103rd Street 9:00 AM 5:20 PM Central Park East Drive and 84th Street CLOSED CLOSED Central Park East Drive and 68th Street CLOSED 5:50 PM Central Park East Drive and 65th Street CLOSED CLOSED Central Park South 9:00 AM 6:00 PM (59th Street from 5th Avenue to Columbus Circle) Central Park West Drive and 62nd Street CLOSED CLOSED Central Park West Drive and 67th Street CLOSED CLOSED Central Park West from 59th to 86th Street 7:00 AM 7:00 PM