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New York Marathon 2024: Route, Course Map, Times, Road Closures & Event Details | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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New York Marathon 2024: Route, Course Map, Times, Road Closures & Event Details | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 5: Marathon runners, cheered on by crowds of pedestrians, participate in the annual New York City Marathon on November 5, 2023, through the streets of Brooklyn, New York. Neighborhoods along the twenty six mile route come out to encourage the runners and greet friends and family in the race. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

The 2024 New York Marathon takes place on Sunday, with runners from around the world descending on The Big Apple for the platinum-level race.

Last year, Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia was the first man to cross the finish line at 2:04:58 and Hellen Obiri was the first woman at 2:27:23.

In the wheelchair race, Marcel Hug finished as the first overall male competitor at 1:25:29 and Catherine Debrunner finished the women’s race at 1:39:32.

They topped their categories, which included 51,402 total finishers, the third-most ever.

TCS New York City Marathon @nycmarathon

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For those who have never experienced New York on race day…here’s what you can expect. Tune-in to watch the #TCSNYCMarathon on November 3, learn more at https://t.co/gE5guj4bhL. pic.twitter.com/dcUPXXvJcH

This year’s racers will participate with different goals in mind.

Some will be chasing a victory, looking to etch their name in the history books alongside last year’s winners. Others will seek to improve on personal bests or even to just finish the run and cross it off their bucket lists.

Ahead of Sunday’s annual extravaganza, here is all of the vital details, including the course map, street closures, and event details.

  • Date: Sunday, November 3
  • Time: 8:00 am EST
  • Start: Staten Island
  • End: Central Park
  • TV: ESPN2 and WABC-TV (New York)
  • Live Streaming: ESPN

8:00 am: Professional Wheelchair Division

8:22 am: Handcycle Category and Select Athletes with Disabilities

8:35 a.m.: Professional Women’s Open Division

9:05 a.m.: Professional Men’s Open Division

  • Richmond Terrace between Jersey Street and Bay Street
  • Wall Street (aka Richmond County Ballpark Driveway) between Richmond Terrace and Bank Street
  • Jersey Street between Richmond Terrace and Victory Boulevard
  • Victory Boulevard between Jersey Street and Bay Street
  • 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 Father Capodanno Boulevard
  • McLean Avenue/Battery Road between Lily Pond Avenue and New York Avenue
  • Hylan Boulevard between Bay Street and Olga Place
  • Steuben Street between Olga Place and West Fingerboard Road
  • West Fingerboard Road between Steuben Street and Hylan Boulevard
  • Sand Lane between Hylan Boulevard and Father Capodanno Boulevard
  • Father Capodanno Boulevard between Sand Lane and Lily Pond Avenue
  • Verrazano Bridge
  • Dahlgren Place between Verrazano Bridge and 92nd Bridge (northbound)
  • 92nd Street between Dahlgren Place and 4th Avenue
  • Brooklyn Queens Expressway (southbound) and Verrazano Bridge and 79th Street
  • Gatling Place/79th Street BQE Entrance Ramp between 83rd Street and 79th Street
  • 7th Avenue (southbound) between 79th Street and 74th Street
  • 74th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
  • 6th Avenue between 74th Street and 75th Street/Bay Ridge Parkway
  • 75th Street/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
  • 4th Avenue between 94th Street and Flatbush Avenue
  • Flatbush Avenue between 4th Avenue and Lafayette Avenue
  • Lafayette Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue
  • 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 McGuinness Boulevard
  • McGuinness Boulevard (southbound) between Greenpoint Avenue and Pulaski Bridge
  • Pulaski Bridge (southbound)
  • 11th Street between Pulaski Bridge/Jackson Avenue and 48th Avenue
  • 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 Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North
  • Queensboro Bridge (eastbound)
  • Queensboro Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Path
  • Queensboro Bridge (vehicle entrance ramp eastbound)
  • East 59th Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue
  • East 60th Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue
  • 1st Avenue between East 59th Street and Willis Avenue Bridge
  • Madison Avenue Bridge (westbound)
  • 142nd Street between Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard and 5th Avenue
  • 5th Avenue between 142nd Street and 124th Street
  • Madison Avenue (FDR Service Road) between East 135th Street and East 142nd Street
  • East 138th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
  • West 124th Street between 5th Avenue and Mount Morris Park West
  • Mount Morris Park West between West 124th Street and West 120th Street
  • West 120th Street between Mount Morris Park West and 5th Avenue
  • 5th Avenue between 120th Street and 90th Street
  • 90th Street between 5th Avenue and East Drive
  • East Drive between 90th Street and Grand Army Plaza
  • Grand Army Plaza between East Drive and West 59th Street
  • West 59th Street between 5th Avenue and Columbus Circle/8th Avenue/Central Park West
  • Columbus Circle between West 59th Street and Central Park Driveway
  • Central Park Driveway/8th Avenue Approach to West Drive
  • West Drive between 8th Avenue Approach and 85th Street Approach to West Drive
  • Terrace Drive between West Drive and East Drive
  • Center Drive between West Drive and East Drive
  • West 85th Street Approach to West Drive
  • West 81st Street Approach to West Drive
  • West 77th Street Approach to West Drive
  • West 67th Street Approach to West Drive
  • Willis Avenue Bridge
  • East 135th Street between Willis Avenue and Alexander Avenue
  • Alexander Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street
  • East 138th Street between Alexander Avenue and 3rd Avenue
  • 3rd Avenue between East 138th Street and East 139th Street
  • Morris Avenue between 139th Street and East 140th Street
  • East 140th Street between Morris Avenue and Rider Avenue
  • Rider Avenue between East 140th Street and East 138th Street
  • East 138th Street between Rider Avenue and Madison Avenue Bridge