{"id":24357,"date":"2025-10-31T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/24357\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T18:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:00:09","slug":"nyc-marathon-2025-route-and-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/24357\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Marathon 2025 route and map"},"content":{"rendered":"

SINCE its first event in 1970, the NYC Marathon has gone on to become the biggest marathon in the world.<\/p>\n

Here we take a look at the route the professional athletes<\/a> and tens of thousands of amateur runners will be taking, plus which roads will be closed to traffic.<\/p>\n

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The race kicks off in Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, before runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows BridgeCredit: Corbis \u2013 Getty<\/p>\n

The clocks go back one hour early on race dayCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n

When is the NYC Marathon?\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 2025 New York City (NYC) Marathon<\/a> is scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 2, 2025.<\/p>\n

It starts early in the morning, with the first competitors setting off at 8am EST (1pm GMT).<\/p>\n

The race brings together more than 50,000 runners from around the globe, spanning all five boroughs of NYC, from Staten Island<\/a> to Manhattan\u2019s Central Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The start times are staggered by categories, with the men\u2019s professional wheelchair division starting at 8am.<\/p>\n

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BEAR BLOODBATH<\/p>\n

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GRIN AND BEAR IT<\/p>\n

Inside World’s Deepest Marathon as Bear Grylls’ team run in silent mine<\/p>\n

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NYC Marathon<\/a> start times include:<\/p>\n

8am \u2013 Men\u2019s Professional Wheelchair Division<\/p>\n

8.02am \u2013 Women\u2019s Professional Wheelchair Division<\/p>\n

8.22am \u2013 Handcycle Category and Select Athletes with Disabilities<\/p>\n

8.35 am \u2013 Professional Women\u2019s Open Division<\/p>\n

9.05am \u2013 Professional Men\u2019s Open Division<\/p>\n

9.10am \u2013 Wave 1<\/p>\n

9.45am \u2013 Wave 2<\/p>\n

10.20am \u2013 Wave 3<\/p>\n

10.55am \u2013 Wave 4<\/p>\n

11.30am \u2013 Wave 5<\/p>\n

The clocks go back one hour early on race day due to daylight saving time ending, giving runners an extra hour of rest before the marathon kicks off.<\/p>\n

What is the NYC route and what streets are closed?\u00a0<\/p>\n

The marathon route covers a full 26.2 miles.<\/p>\n

It starts at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, before runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After crossing into Brooklyn, the route follows Fourth Avenue, Lafayette Avenue and Bedford Avenue.<\/p>\n

The course crosses the Pulaski Bridge into Queens, then the Queensboro Bridges into Manhattan\u2019s East Side.<\/p>\n

Runners cross the Madison Avenue Bridge into the Bronx, before returning to Manhattan via the Willis Avenue Bridge.<\/p>\n

The final stretch takes the runners through Harlem and up Fifth Avenue<\/a>, ultimately entering Central Park<\/a> for a challenging finish complete with rolling hills.<\/p>\n

The New York City Department of Transit<\/a> has listed the following road closures:<\/p>\n

Staten Island (Main Route):<\/p>\n

Staten Island Expressway<\/p>\n

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge<\/p>\n

Additional Embargo Locations in Staten Island:<\/p>\n

Jersey Street between Richmond Terrace and Victory Boulevard<\/p>\n

Victory Boulevard between Jersey Street and Bay Street<\/p>\n

Wall Street\/St. George Station between Richmond Terrace and Bank Street<\/p>\n

Richmond Terrace between Jersey Street and Bay Street<\/p>\n

Bay Street between Richmond Terrace and School Road<\/p>\n

Hylan Boulevard between Bay Street and Olga Place<\/p>\n

West Fingerboard Road between Steuben Street and Hylan Boulevard<\/p>\n

Steuben Street between West Fingerboard Road and Olga Place \/ Hyland Boulevard<\/p>\n

Fingerboard Road between Bay Street and Tompkins Avenue<\/p>\n

Tompkins Avenue between Fingerboard Road and School Road<\/p>\n

School Road between Bay Street and Lily Pond Avenue<\/p>\n

Lily Pond Avenue between School Road and Father Capodanno Boulevard<\/p>\n

McClean Avenue\/Battery Road between Lily Pond Avenue and New York Avenue<\/p>\n

Father Capodanno Boulevard between Sand Lane and Lily Pond Avenue<\/p>\n

Sand Lane between Hylan Boulevard \/ West Fingerboard Road and Father Capodanno Boulevard\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brooklyn (Main Route):<\/p>\n

Dahlgren Place between Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and 92nd Street (Northbound)<\/p>\n

92nd Street between Dahlgren Place and 4th Avenue<\/p>\n

4th Avenue between 92nd Street and Flatbush Avenue<\/p>\n

Flatbush Avenue between 4th Avenue and Lafayette Avenue<\/p>\n

Lafayette Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue<\/p>\n

Bedford Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and Nassau Avenue<\/p>\n

Nassau Avenue between Bedford Avenue\/Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue<\/p>\n

Manhattan Avenue between Nassau Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue<\/p>\n

Greenpoint Avenue between Manhattan Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard<\/p>\n

McGuinness Boulevard (Southbound) between Greenpoint Avenue and Pulaski Bridge<\/p>\n

Pulaski Bridge (Southbound)<\/p>\n

Additional Embargo Locations in Brooklyn:<\/p>\n

4th Avenue between 94thStreet and 92nd Street<\/p>\n

94th Street between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 4th Avenue<\/p>\n

Fort Hamilton Parkway between 92nd Street and 94th Street<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Queens Expressway (Southbound) between Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and 79th Street<\/p>\n

Gatling Place\/79th Street BQE Entrance Ramp between 83rd Street and 79th Street<\/p>\n

7th Avenue (Southbound) between 79th Street and 74th Street<\/p>\n

74th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue<\/p>\n

6th Avenue between 74th Street and Bay Ridge Parkway\/75th Street<\/p>\n

Bay Ridge Parkway\/75th Street between 7th Avenue and 4th Avenue<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s professional wheelchair division starts at 8am, with the women\u2019s professional wheelchair division following minutes laterCredit: Getty Images \u2013 Getty<\/p>\n

Queens (Main Route):<\/p>\n

11th Street between Pulaski Bridge\/Jackson Avenue and 48th Avenue<\/p>\n

48th Avenue between 11th Street and Vernon Boulevard<\/p>\n

Vernon Boulevard between 48th Avenue and 10th Street<\/p>\n

10th Street between Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive<\/p>\n

44th Drive between 10th Street and Hunter Street<\/p>\n

Hunter Street between 44th Drive and Crescent Street<\/p>\n

Crescent Street between Hunter Street and Queens Plaza South<\/p>\n

Queens Plaza South between Crescent Street and 23rd Street<\/p>\n

Queensboro Bridge (Eastbound)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additional Embargo Locations in Queens:<\/p>\n

Queens Plaza North between Crescent Street and 23rd Street<\/p>\n

23rd Street between Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North<\/p>\n

Queensboro Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Path<\/p>\n

Manhattan (Main Route):<\/p>\n

Queensboro Bridge (59th Street Pedestrian Entrance Ramp \u2013 Eastbound)<\/p>\n

East 59th Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue<\/p>\n

1st Avenue between East 59th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge<\/p>\n

Additional Embargo Locations in Manhattan:<\/p>\n

East 60th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bronx (Main Route):<\/p>\n

Willis Avenue Bridge<\/p>\n

East 135th Street between Willis Avenue and Alexander Avenue<\/p>\n

Alexander Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street<\/p>\n

East 138th Street between Alexander Avenue and 3rd Avenue<\/p>\n

3rd Avenue between East 138th Street and East 139th Street<\/p>\n

Morris Avenue between East 139th Street and East 140th Street<\/p>\n

East 140th Street between Morris Avenue and Rider Avenue<\/p>\n

Rider Avenue between East 140th Street and East 138th Street<\/p>\n

East 138th Street between Rider Avenue and Madison Avenue Bridge<\/p>\n

Manhattan (Continued \u2013 Main Route):<\/p>\n

Madison Avenue Bridge (Westbound)<\/p>\n

East 138th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/p>\n

5th Avenue between 138th Street and 124th Street<\/p>\n

West 124th Street between 5th Avenue and Mount Morris Park West<\/p>\n

Mount Morris Park West between West 124th Street and West 120th Street<\/p>\n

West 120th Street between Mount Morris Park West and 5th Avenue<\/p>\n

5th Avenue between 120th Street and 90th Street<\/p>\n

90th Street between 5th Avenue and East Drive<\/p>\n

East Drive between 90th Street and Grand Army Plaza<\/p>\n

Grand Army Plaza between East Drive and West 59th Street<\/p>\n

West 59th Street between 5th Avenue and Columbus Circle\/8th Avenue\/Central Park West<\/p>\n

Columbus Circle between West 59th Street and Central Park Driveway<\/p>\n

Central Park Driveway\/8th Avenue Approach to West Drive<\/p>\n

West Drive between 8th Avenue Approach and 67th Street Approach to West Drive<\/p>\n

Additional Embargo Locations in Manhattan:<\/p>\n

142nd Street between Lenox Avenue\/Malcom X Boulevard and 5th Avenue<\/p>\n

5th Avenue between 142nd Street and 138th Street<\/p>\n

Madison Avenue (FDR Service Road) between East 135th Street and East 142nd Street<\/p>\n

West Drive<\/p>\n

Terrace Drive<\/p>\n

Center Drive<\/p>\n

West 67th Street Approach to West Drive<\/p>\n

West 77th Street Approach to West Drive<\/p>\n

West 81st Street Approach to West Drive<\/p>\n

West 85th Street Approach to West Drive<\/p>\n

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Central Park West between Columbus Circle and West 76th Street<\/p>\n

West 61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway<\/p>\n

West 62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway<\/p>\n

West 63rd Street between Central Park West and Broadway<\/p>\n

West 64th Street between Central Park West and Broadway<\/p>\n

West 65th Street between Central Park West and Broadway<\/p>\n

West 66th Street between Central Park West and Broadway<\/p>\n

West 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue<\/p>\n

West 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue<\/p>\n

West 69th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue<\/p>\n

West 70th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue<\/p>\n

West 71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue<\/p>\n

West 72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue<\/p>\n

West 73rd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue<\/p>\n

West 74th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue<\/p>\n

Columbus Avenue between West 74th Street and Broadway<\/p>\n

Broadway between West 66th Street and Columbus Circle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SINCE its first event in 1970, the NYC Marathon has gone on to become the biggest marathon in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24358,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[15705,15706,9,24,55,54,56,15707,15708],"class_list":["post-24357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-evg","tag-explainers","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-us-evergreen","tag-us-explainers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}