More than 26 miles after leaving Staten Island, every runner in Sunday’s TCS New York City Marathon finishes on the Upper West Side’s doorstep. That means the streets around the finish will be closed for most of the day.
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The finish line is near Tavern on the Green in Central Park. The street closures extending out from it are some of the longest-lasting of race day.Central Park West is closed from Columbus Circle to West 81st Street from midnight until 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the Mayor’s Office closure list. The list also has two separate Central Park West closures from 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.: one from 59th to 77th streets, and one from 77th to 86th streets.
Drivers who park on the street should plan ahead too. There’s no parking from Saturday, Oct. 31, through Sunday on Central Park West between 60th and 66th streets and between 74th and 96th streets, or on the side streets from 61st to 77th streets between Central Park West and Broadway.
The closures also cover the avenues west of the park. Broadway and Columbus Avenue are both closed from West 59th to West 77th streets from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Broadway also has a 9:30 a.m.-to-9:30 p.m. closure between 59th and 65th Streets. West 59th Street/Central Park South closes from Columbus Circle to Fifth Avenue between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Crossing the park will be hard too. The 65th and 79th Street Transverses are closed from midnight to 9:30 p.m. The 96th Street Transverse is shut from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The park’s East, West and Center Drives are closed all day Saturday and Sunday.
There’s also a smaller closure on Saturday. Central Park South is closed between Fifth and Eighth Avenues from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 31.
Crosstown buses will be affected. Buses won’t be allowed to cross Fifth Avenue while the race is on, ABC7 reported, citing the MTA. The station also reported that some subway stairways may be entrance-only or exit-only to handle the crowds.
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The race starts at 8 a.m. with the professional wheelchair division. The elite women go at 8:40 a.m. and the elite men at 9:05 a.m., and the final amateur wave starts at 11:30 a.m. Finishers should be coming in near West 67th Street from late morning until well into the afternoon.City officials warn that closures can change on race day at the NYPD’s discretion. If you have to get across town Sunday, the subway is your best bet. If you’re staying put, you’re in a great spot to watch the finish.
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