November 5, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2016 TCS New York City Marathon 11/6/2016
Traffic Advisory
The New York City Police Department today announced street closures related to the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon. Street closures and parking restrictions are expected to cause traffic delays. The use of public transportation is highly recommended. Beginning at midnight on Sunday, November 6th the upper level of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic. At approximately 7 a.m. rolling street closures will commence along the route in preparation for the marathon. Prior to taking their starting positions on Staten Island, runners will be screened and their bags inspected. The New York Road Runners has provided the participants with clear bags to expedite this process. Individuals who require event credentials and special access to secure areas, such as organizers, volunteers and other personnel, have been pre-screened in addition to the physical screening they will receive on Sunday. Along the course, bags and backpacks may be subject to search. Bag checks and magnetometer screenings will be conducted in the area of the finish line. Spectators can help expedite, if not alleviate some of the security process, by leaving backpacks at home.
The start times are as follows: 8:30 a.m. Wheelchair Division 8:52 a.m. Handcycle and Athletes with Disabilities 9:20 a.m. Professional Women 9:50 a.m. Professional Men and Wave 1 10:15 a.m. Wave 2 10:40 a.m. Wave 3 11:00 a.m. Wave 4
NYC MARATHON ROUTE All 5 Boroughs: 0700 x 1800 Route: Staten Island Portion Bay Street between Richmond Terrace and School Road Fingerboard Road between Bay Street and Tompkins Avenue Tompkins Avenue between Fingerboard Road and School Road School Road between Bay Street and Staten Island Expressway Lily Pond Avenue between Staten Island Expressway and McClean Avenue McClean Avenue between Lily Pond Avenue and New York Avenue Brooklyn Portion Dahlgren Place between Verrazano Bridge and 92nd Street (North Bound) 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 Brooklyn Queens Expressway (South-bound) between Verrazano Bridge and 79th Street 7th Avenue between 79th Street and 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway 7th Avenue between 74th and 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway 74th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue 6th Avenue between 74th and 75th Street / Bay Ridge Parkway Bay Ridge Parkway between 7th Avenue and 4th Avenue Fort Hamilton Parkway between 92nd Street and 94th Street 94th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 4th Avenue (North-bound) 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 McGuiness Boulevard McGuiness Boulevard between Greenpoint Avenue and 48th Avenue Pulaski Bridge (South-bound) Queens Portion Pulaski Bridge (South-bound) 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 Queens Plaza North between Crescent Street and 23rd Street 23rd Street between Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North Queensboro Bridge (East-bound) Bronx Portion Willis Avenue Bridge / Willis Avenue 135th Street between Willis Avenue and Alexander Avenue Alexander Avenue between 135th Street and 138th Street 138th Street between Alexander Avenue and Morris Avenue Morris Avenue between 138th Street and 140th Street 140th Street between Morris Avenue and Rider Avenue Rider Avenue between 140th Street and 138th Street 138th Street between Rider Avenue and Madison Avenue Bridge
Manhattan Portion 1st Avenue between 59th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge Queensboro Bridge (Vehicle Entrance Ramp East-bound) 59th Street between 59th Street Bridge and 1st Avenue Madison Avenue Bridge Madison Avenue between 138th Street and 124th Street 124th Street between Madison Avenue and Mount Morris Park West Mount Morris Park West between 124th Street between 120th Street 120th Street between Mount Morris Park West and 5th Avenue 5th Avenue between 120th Street and 90th Street 90th Street between 5th Ave and East Drive (Central Park South-bound) East Drive between 90th Street and Central Park South Central Park South between 5th Ave and 8th Ave (Central Park West) Central Park Driveway West Drive (To Finish at Tavern on the Green)
The above streets will be closed for this event.
NYC MARATHON FAMILY REUNION Manhattan: 0700 x 1800 Locations: Central Park West between 59th Street and 96th Street 60th Street between Central Park West and Broadway 61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway 62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway 63rd Street between Central Park West and Broadway 64th Street between Central Park West and Broadway 65th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 66th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 69th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 70th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 73rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 75th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 82nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 83rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 84th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue 85th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue Columbus Avenue between 85th Street and Broadway Broadway between Columbus Avenue and Columbus Circle Closure: Same as location
NYC MARATHON TICKETHOLDERS BLEACHER ENTRANCE East Side Bleacher Ticketholders: W 63rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue West Side Bleacher Ticketholders: W 63rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
Note: All ticketholders entering the finish line bleachers will pass thru security checkpoints.
NYC MARATHON –LIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS (EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY) Manhattan: 0700x 1800 Location(s): Broadway between W 60th and W 65th Streets
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