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2024 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon Set For Saturday: Here's What To Know
The half-marathon will take place on May 18, starting at 7 a.m. near the Brooklyn Museum.
BROOKLYN, NY — Over 26,000 runners will take on a 13.1-mile course during the 2024 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday.
Runners will go by Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, and the Coney Island boardwalk, among other sites
The RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon will start at 7 a.m. near The Brooklyn Museum, according to officials.
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New Yorkers who want to see — or miss — the streets filled with runners can check out a route map here.
New York Road Runners provided the following street closures for Saturday's half-marathon:
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- Eastern Parkway | From Grand Army Plaza to Bedford Ave: 12 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- President Street & Union Street | From Classon Ave to Franklin Ave: 12 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Washington Ave | From Eastern Parkway to Empire Boulevard: 12 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Empire Boulevard | From Washington Ave to Flatbush Ave: 6 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- Flatbush Ave | From Empire Boulevard to Grand Army Plaza: 6 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- Ocean Ave | From Flatbush Ave to Parkside Ave: 6 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- Parkside Ave | From Ocean Ave to Park Circle: 6 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Ocean Parkway | From Park Circle to Surf Ave: 6 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- West Brighton Ave | From Ocean Parkway to W 2nd St: 3 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Sea Breeze Ave | From W 5th St to Ocean Parkway: 3 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- W 5th St | From Surf Ave to West Brighton Ave: 3 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Surf Ave | From Ocean Parkway to W 20th St: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- W 10th St | From Surf Ave to Boardwalk: 12 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Stillwell Ave | From Surf Ave to Boardwalk: 12 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- W 12th St | From Surf Ave to Boardwalk: 12 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- W 15th St | From Surf Ave to Boardwalk: 12 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- W 16th St | From Surf Ave to Boardwalk: 12 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The MTA announced that there will be no 2, 3, or 4 train service at the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum station between 4 and 9 a.m. on Saturday. 2 and 3 train service will resume at 9 a.m.
In addition, F train service will not run between Kings Hwy and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue. D train service will not run between Bay 50 Street and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.
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