COMPLETE STREET CLOSURE LIST BELOW:

Bicyclists are taking to the streets Sunday for the 32nd annual Five Boro Bike Tour.

The tour runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting at Battery Park in Lower Manhattan and goes 42 miles through the five boroughs, eventually wrapping up on Staten Island.

Rolling street closures will follow the bike tour as it moves through the city.

Closures will affect portions of several streets, bridges and highways including Sixth Avenue, the Madison Avenue Bridge, the Third Avenue Bridge, the FDR Drive, the Queensboro Bridge, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the Belt Parkway and the Verrazano Bridge.

The Route:
1. The Ride begins in Downtown Manhattan at Battery Park.
2. From there, riders travel up Church Street continuing onto 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas)through Midtown Manhattan, where they will enter Central Park.
3. From Central Park, riders will travel north into, and through Harlem.
4. Once through Harlem, the route continues over the Madison Ave. Bridge (Mile 8 of the tour), and into the Bronx for a pleasantly short time.
5. Then it is back to Manhattan, traveling over the Third Ave. Bridge (Mile 9), and onto the FDR.
6. Traveling down the FDR (at 116th street is the first rest area), bikers exit onto the Queensboro Bridge (59th Street Bridge) and enter Queens (Mile 15).
7. Once over the bridge, the route follows north up the East River, and into Astoria Park (where 2nd rest area is located).
8. It then loops back around and down along the river, heading towards the Con Edison Learning Center (location of 3rd rest area), before crossing the Pulaski Bridge (Mile 22).
9. Once over the bridge, bikers travel south through Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to Commodore John Barry Park (4th rest area).
10. From the 4th rest area, riders bike through Downtown Brooklyn, under the Brooklyn Bridge, and enter the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
11. Travelling down the expressway, riders pass over the Gowanus Canal and along the South Brooklyn waterfront, reaching the shoreline park in Bay Ridge (the final rest area at John Paul Jones/Cannonball Park).
12. Next, riders will travel onto the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Mile 35), and into Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island.
13. Finally, it is only 3 more miles to the Staten Island Ferry, where riders can enjoy a free ride back to Manhattan. 

STREET CLOSURES:

Manhattan to Bronx 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Madison Avenue bridge

3rd Ave Bridge

Manhattan
Southbound Harlem River Dr/FDR Dr from 132nd St to 63rd St 8 AM – 1 PM
Queensboro Bridge – Upper level/Manhattan-bound 7:30 AM – 1:15 PM

Queens to Brooklyn
Pulaski Bridge Southbound 8:30 AM – 1:30 pm

Brooklyn

BQE Soutbound Closed from Tillary St to Hamilton Ave 10 AM 3:30 PM
Gowanus Expressway from Hamilton Ave to 65th St Split 10 AM – 4 PM
Belt Parkway 65th St Split to 4th Ave exit 10AM TO 4:30 PM

Brooklyn to Staten Island
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Westboundn Lower Level 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Manhattan

Streets will be closed intermittently to motorists from 6:30 AM to 1 PM
Greenwich St from Battery Park to Trinity Place
Trinity Place from Greenwich St to Chruch St
Church St from Trinity Pl to Franklin St
6th Ave from Franklin St to 59th St
7th Ave from 110th St to 135th St
135th St from 7th Ave to Madison Ave Bridge
116th St from FDR Dr Southbound to Pleasant Ave, Pleasant Ave from 116th St to 114th St to FDR Southbound to 63rd St Exit – ramp
York Ave at 63rd St (for the onramp to the Queensboro Bridge)
63rd St from FDR to on-ramp of the Queensboro Bridge between 1st and 2nd Aves

Bronx Street Closures 7:30 AM to 12:15 PM
138th Street between Madison Avenue Bridge and Third Avenue Bridge

Queens Street Closures 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM
21st Street from Queens Plaza North to Hoyt Avenue
Hoyt Avenue from 21st Street to 19th Street
Shore Boulevard from Astoria Park South to Ditmars Boulevard
14th Street from Astoria Park South to 31st Avenue
31st Avenue from 14th Street to Vernon Boulevard
Queens Plaza South from 34th Street to Vernon Boulevard
Vernon Boulevard from 31st Avenue to 44th Drive
44th Drive from Vernon Boulevard to 11th Street
11th Street from 44th Drive to Pulaski Bridge

Brooklyn Street Closures 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM
McGuinness Boulevard from Pulaski Bridge to Greenpoint Avenue
Java Street from Greenpoint to Franklin Street
Greenpoint Avenue from McGuinness to Franklin Street
Franklin Street from Greenpoint Avenue to Kent Avenue
Kent Avenue from Franklin Street to Williamsburg Street
Williamsburg Street from Kent Avenue to Flushing Avenue
Flushing Avenue from Williamsburg Street to North Elliot Street
North Elliot Street from Flushing Avenue to Navy Street
Navy Street from North Elliot Street to Gold Street
Gold Street from York Street to Front Street
Front Street from Gold Street to Old Fulton Street (Cadman Plaza)
Old Fulton Street (Cadman Plaza) from Front Street to Furman Street
Furman Street from Old Fulton Street to Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic Avenue from Furman Street to Columbia Street
Columbia Street from Atlantic Avenue to the BQE Entrance Ramp

Staten Island Street Closures 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Bay Street from Fort Wadsworth to Hylan Boulevard
Hylan Boulevard from Bay Street to Edgewater Street
Bay Street from Edgewater Street to Front Street
Edgewater Street from Bay Street to Front Street
Front Street from Bay Street to Murray Hulbert Avenue
Murray Hulbert Avenue from Front Street to Hannah Street
Hannah Street from Murray Hulbert Avenue to Bay Street
Bay Street from Hannah Street to St. George/Staten Island Ferry Terminal

City Parks
The following parks will be impacted by the Five Boro Bike Tour. Some roadways and paths will be closed during the times noted:

Battery Park, Manhattan: 5:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Central Park, East Park Drive from 59th Street to 110th Street, Manhattan:
7:00 AM -11:40 AM
Astoria Park, Queens: 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Commodore J. Barry Park, Brooklyn: 10:30 AM – 1:50 PM

Some Fun Facts:
(Operational Facts)
-Operated every year since 1977, with the hiatus of the event in 1991 (click here for history)
-This year, there will be about 30,000 riders Participating.
-There are 1,500 volunteers helping.
-5 major bridges are crossed.
-The tour spans 42 miles in its entirety.
(Food and Drink facts)
-60,000 Bonita Bananas
-53,000 Larabars
-25,000 oranges
-50,000 bottles of Snap20 water
-10,000 bottles of Snapple Antioxidant Water
(Demographics of participants)
-64% male
-36% female
-56% married or partnered
-25 countries represented
-15,441 riders are participating in the event for the first time
-5% are new to cycling, or returning to a bike after a long time
-19% spend at least one night in a local hotel in order to participate
(History)
-Founded in 1977 as the Five Borough Challenge
-Only 250 people participated in the first ever event
(Random)
-If the same number of cars (30,000) drove 42 miles, the cars would burn more than 60,000 gallons of gas and emit more than a million pounds of carbon dioxide.

(Source: Eli Gefen – YWN / NYC Website / MyFoxNY / NY1)