Health & Fitness

NYC Marathon 2024 Returns This Weekend: What To Know

The 26.2-mile marathon will begin at 8 a.m. in​ Staten Island and continue in waves until 11:30 a.m.

New Yorkers can view the marathon on ESPN2 and ABC7/WABC-TV in the NYC-area.
New Yorkers can view the marathon on ESPN2 and ABC7/WABC-TV in the NYC-area. (Peggy Bayard/Patch)

NEW YORK CITY — The 2024 TCS New York City Marathon returns to the five boroughs on Sunday.

Here is a guide to the Sunday event and what New Yorkers can expect:

Street Closures

Manhattan

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  • 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/Malcom 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

Queens

  • 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 between Queens Plaza South and Queens Plaza North
  • Queensboro Bridge (Eastbound)
  • Queensboro Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Path

Brooklyn

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  • Dahlgren Place between Verrazano Bridge and 92nd Street (Northbound)
  • 92nd Street between Dahlgren Place and 4th Avenue
  • Brooklyn Queens Expressway (Southbound) between 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)

The Bronx

  • 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 East 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

Marathon Start Time/Route

The 26.2-mile marathon will begin at 8 a.m. in Staten Island and continue in waves until 11:30 a.m.

You can view the full marathon route here.

How To Watch The Marathon

New Yorkers can view the marathon on ESPN2 and ABC7/WABC-TV in the NYC-area.

The broadcast will air on ESPN2 and on the ESPN App from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Pre-race and continuing coverage will also be streamed live nationally on ESPN3 (accessible on the ESPN App and ESPN.com) from 7 to 8 a.m., and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ABC7 will air the marathon from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and pre-race coverage from Fort Wadsworth will begin at 6:30 a.m

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