The marathon runners may be the only ones moving at a brisk pace around the city tomorrow.
Dozens of streets and bridges throughout the five boroughs will be closed, and more than 30 buses will be delayed due to rerouting.
The Willis Avenue and Madison Avenue bridges will be shut down from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the lower level of the Queensboro Bridge will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the Pulaski Bridge will be shut from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On Staten Island, where the marathon begins at 9 a.m., the upper level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will be closed from midnight to 3 p.m. and the lower level from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(Come 11 p.m. on Saturday, crews will prep the start line and close the upper level of the Verrazano Bridge in both directions, followed by the entire Verrazano Bridge at 7 a.m. on Sunday. The Verrazano isn’t scheduled to reopen till at least 3 p.m.)
No buses will be allowed to cross the upper half of Fifth Avenue in Manhattan during the race. The Central Park transverses at 79th, 86th and 96th streets will be closed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the 65th Street transverse will be available to buses only.
The Brooklyn street closures, including a long stretch of Fourth Avenue, will begin to be closed at 8:20 a.m. and reopen between noon and 2. In Queens, closing begins at 9:30 a.m. and reopenings are expected by 3. In The Bronx, the last street should be reopened by 4 p.m., and in Manhattan by 5 p.m.
Street closings include the southbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to 79th Street in Brooklyn.
The following areas will be closed to the general public; barricades will be in place, and drivers should expect delays:
•Pine Street between Broadway and Nassau St.
•Exchange Place between Broadway and Broad St.
•New Street between Beaver and Wall streets
Also, the New York City Marathon will close many streets across the five boroughs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday:
Staten Island
• Bay Street between Richmond Terrace and School Road
• School Road between Bay Street and Staten Island Expressway
Brooklyn
• Dahlgren Place between Verrazano Bridge and 92nd Street (North Bound)
• 92nd Street between Dahlgren Place and Fourth Avenue
• Fourth Avenue between 92nd Street and Flatbush Avenue
• Flatbush Avenue between Fourth and Lafayette Avenues
• Brooklyn Queens Expressway (South-bound) between Verrazano Bridge and 79th Street
• Seventh Avenue between 79th Street and 75th Street / Bay Ridge Parkway
• Seventh Avenue between 74th and 75th Street / Bay Ridge Parkwayv · 74th Street between 6th and Seventh Avenue
• Sixth Avenue between 74th and 75th Street / Bay Ridge Parkway
• Bay Ridge Parkway between Seventh and Fourth Avenues
• 92nd Street between Gatling Place and Fort Hamilton Parkway
• Fort Hamilton Parkway between 92nd Street and 94th Street
• 94th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Fourth Avenue (North-bound)
• Fourth Avenue between 94th Street and Flatbush Avenue (South-bound)
• Bedford Avenue between Lafayette and Nassau Avenues
• Nassau Avenue between Bedford Avenue / Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue
• Manhattan Avenue between Nassau and Greenpoint Avenues
• Greenpoint Avenue between Manhattan Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard
• McGuinness Boulevard between Greenpoint and 48th Avenues
• Pulaski Bridge (South-bound)
Queens
• 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
• 23rd Street between Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North
• Queensboro Bridge (East-bound)
the Bronx
• Willis Avenue Bridge / Willis Avenue
• East 135th Street between Willis and Alexander Avenues
• Alexander Avenue between East 135th and 138th Streets
• East 138th Street between Alexander and Morris Avenues
• Morris Avenue between East 138th and 140th Streets
• East 140th Street between Morris and Rider Avenues
• Rider Avenue between East 140th and 138th Streets
• East 138th Street between Rider and Madison Avenues Bridge
Manhattan
• Queensboro Bridge (Vehicle Entrance Ramp East-bound)
• East 59th Street between 59th Street Bridge and First Avenue
• First Avenue between East 59th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge
• Madison Avenue Bridge
• Madison Avenue between East 138th and West 124th Streets
• West 124th Street between Madison Avenue and Mount Morris Park West
• Mount Morris Park West between West 124th Street between West 120th Street
• West 120th Street between Mount Morris Park West and Fifth Avenue
• Fifth Avenue between West 120th and East 90th Streets
• East 90th Street between Fifth Avenue and East Drive (Central Park South-bound)
• East Drive between 90th Street and Central Park South
• Central Park South between Fifth and Eighth Avenues (Central Park West)
• Central Park Driveway
• West Drive (To Finish at Tavern on the Green)
Family Reunion (see map)
• Central Park West between 71st Street and 86th Street
• 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
• 85th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
• Columbus Avenue between 85th Street and 71st St
(Info from: NYC DOT)
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Can someone knowledgeable in geography tell me how I can get from Lakewood to downtown Brooklyn tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.? I really must get there and hope someone can guide me as to how.
Thanks