What you should know
The New York City Marathon will take place on Sunday with 50,000 runners traversing the five boroughs. Groups will begin the 26.2-mile course starting at 8 a.m. and friends, families and spectators can watch from miles 3 to 26. Marathon officials said no spectator viewing is allowed at the start or on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
NEW YORK — The New York City Marathon will take place Sunday with 50,000 runners traversing the five boroughs.
Groups will begin the 26.2-mile course starting at 8 a.m. and friends, families and spectators can watch from miles 3 to 26.
Marathon officials said no spectator viewing is allowed at the start or on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The race will end at 67 Street at West Drive, where a section of ticketed grandstands or standing areas are available within Central Park.
Recommended spectator locations are:
Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn (Miles 2-4) Fourth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue (Mile 8) Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Brooklyn (Miles 10-13) Pulaski Bridge (Mile 13.1) First Avenue, Manhattan (Miles 16-18) East Harlem (Miles 18-20) Charity Cheer Zone, First Avenue and 120th Street (miles 19-20) Fifth Avenue, East 90th Street-East 105th Street (Miles 23-24) United Airlines Zone at Columbus Circle
Race officials recommend taking the subway around the course area on Sunday.
Here is the initial schedule the NYRR:
8 a.m. Professional Wheelchair Division 8:22 a.m. Handbike Category and Selected Athletes with Disabilities 8:40 a.m. Women’s Professional Open Division 9:05 a.m. Men’s Professional Open Division 9:10 a.m. Group 1 9:45 a.m. Group 2 10:20 am Group 3 10:55 am Group 4 11:30 am Group 5
2023-11-01 19:41:22
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