{"id":232881,"date":"2026-05-15T17:21:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/232881\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:21:47","slug":"street-closures-for-the-rbc-brooklyn-half-on-saturday-may-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/232881\/","title":{"rendered":"Street closures for the RBC Brooklyn Half on Saturday, May 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">BROOKLYN (WABC) &#8212; The <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/events.nyrr.org\/rbc-brooklyn-half\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon<\/a> takes place in Brooklyn on Saturday and many street closures will be in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Known as the unofficial kickoff to summer, the RBC Brooklyn Half has been the borough&#8217;s original and premier half marathon since 1981 and is now one of the country&#8217;s largest half marathons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The race will take athletes on a 13.1-mile celebration and tour of the Borough of Kings, beginning in Prospect Park and ending on the iconic Coney Island boardwalk.<\/p>\n<p>STREET CLOSURES:<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Eastern Parkway between Grand Army Plaza and Bedford Avenue<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Washington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Empire Boulevard between Washington Avenue and Flatbush Avenue<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Flatbush Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Grand Army Plaza<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Grand Army Plaza (Entire Circle)<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Ocean Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Parkside Avenue<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Parkside Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Park Circle<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">West Lake Drive between East Drive and South Lake Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">South Lake Drive between West Lake Drive and East Lake Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">East Lake Drive between South Lake Drive and East Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">West Drive between East Drive and West Lake Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Park Circle between South Lake Drive and Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Ocean Parkway between Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp and Surf Avenue<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Surf Avenue between Ocean Parkway and West 10th Street<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">West 10th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Miscellaneous:<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Surf Avenue between West 10th Street and West 20th Street<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Stillwell Avenue between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">West 12th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">West 15th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Look for reports the race course Saturday morning on Eyewitness News.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WABC-TV. 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