Five Boro Bike Tour held Sunday in NYC. See the route map and list of road closures.
NEW YORK -- The Five Boro Bike Tour returns to New York City this weekend, which means street, bridge and tunnel closures citywide.
Use this guide to get around if have to be on the road. See where the bike tour starts and when it will end.
What time does the Five Boro Bike Tour start?
The Five Boro Bike Tour map shows the route of the 40-mile event, which starts at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, May 5 in Manhattan.
Here are the bridge and tunnel closures announced by the MTA:
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Staten Island-bound lower level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will be closed from 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, according to the MTA. The upper level will remain open in both directions, but drivers heading to Staten Island must use the Belt Parkway.
Other closures include:
- One Brooklyn-bound lane on the lower level from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The Bay Street exit from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The 92nd Street entrance ramp to the Staten Island-bound lower level from approximately 12:01 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The Belt Parkway entrance ramp to the Staten Island-bound lower level from approximately 12:01 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The Lily Pond Avenue exit from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge exit ramp to the southbound FDR Drive will be closed from approximately 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. All southbound traffic must exit via the 2nd Avenue-East 125th Street ramp.
Hugh Carey Tunnel
The approach from the Hugh Carey Tunnel to the westbound Gowanus/BQE will be closed from approximately 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Due to this off-property closure, all traffic exiting the tunnel in Brooklyn will be diverted to Hamilton Avenue during this time, and the Trinity Place exit in Manhattan will also be closed from approximately 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Here's the full list of streets that will be closed at NYPD's discretion during the bike tour:
Manhattan
- Greenwich Street between Battery Place and Morris Street
- Trinity Place between Morris Street and Liberty Street
- Church Street between Liberty Street and Canal Street
- Chambers Street between Broadway and West Broadway
- Worth Street between Broadway and West Broadway
- Canal Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- 6th Avenue between Franklin Street and West 59th Street
- West 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- Grand Army Plaza between West 59th Street and East Drive
- East Drive between Grand Army Plaza and Center Drive
- Center Drive between 5th Avenue and East Drive
- East Drive between Center Drive and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between West 110th Street and West 135th Street
- East / West 135th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Madison Avenue
- Madison Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street
- Madison Avenue Bridge (Bronx-bound)
- Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound) between 3rd Avenue Bridge and East 116th Street
- East 116th Street between FDR Drive and Pleasant Avenue
- Pleasant Avenue between East 116th Street and East 114th Street
- Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound) between 116th Street and 63rd Street Exit
- East 63rd Street between FDR Drive (Southbound) and Queensboro Bridge Exit
- Queensboro Bridge Exit between East 63rd Street and East 60th Street
- Queensboro Bridge Upper Level (Manhattan-bound)
- Peter Minuit Plaza between State Street and South Street
- Whitehall Street between South Street and Water Street
- State Street between Whitehall Street and Battery Place
- Battery Place between State Street and West Street
- Morris Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
- Albany Street between West Street and Greenwich Street
- Greenwich Street between Rector Street and Cedar Street
- West Broadway between Vesey Street and Barclay Street
- West Broadway between Murray Street and Warren Street
- Rector Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
- Cedar Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
- Liberty Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
- Dey Street between Broadway and Church Street
- Vesey Street between West Street and West Broadway
- Murray Street between Broadway and West Broadway
- Warren Street between West Street and Broadway
- Duane Street between Broadway and West Broadway
- Thomas Street between Broadway and West Broadway
- Leonard Street between Broadway and West Broadway
- Franklin Street between Broadway and West Broadway
- White Street between Broadway and West Broadway
- Walker Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- Lispenard Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- Broad Street between Pearl Street and South Street
- Broadway between Morris Street and Battery Place
- South Street between Broad Street and Whitehall Street
- Whitehall Street between South Street and Water Street
- Water Street between Whitehall Street and Broad Street
The Bronx
- 138th Street between Madison Avenue Bridge and 3rd Avenue
- 3rd Avenue between 138th Street and 3rd Avenue Bridge
- Rider Avenue between 138th Street and 137th Street
- 137th Street between Rider Avenue and 3rd Avenue
- 3rd Avenue Bridge (Manhattan-bound)
Queens
- 21st Street between Queens Plaza South and Hoyt Avenue North
- Queens Plaza South between 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard / Alternate Route
- Hoyt Avenue North between 21st Street and 19th Street
- 19th Street between Hoyt Avenue North and Ditmars Boulevard
- Ditmars Boulevard between 19th Street and Shore Boulevard
- Shore Boulevard between Ditmars Boulevard and Astoria Park South
- Astoria Park South between Shore Boulevard and 14th Street
- 14th Street between Astoria Park South and 31st Avenue
- 31st Avenue between 14th Street and Vernon Boulevard
- Vernon Boulevard between 31st Avenue and 44th Drive
- 44th Drive between Vernon Boulevard and 11th Street
- 11th Street between 44th Drive and Pulaski Bridge
- Pulaski Bridge (Brooklyn-bound)
Brooklyn
- McGuiness Boulevard between Pulaski Bridge and Greenpoint Avenue
- Java Street between McGuinness Boulevard and Franklin Street
- Greenpoint Avenue between McGuinness Boulevard and Franklin Street
- Franklin Street between Java Street and North 14th Street
- Kent Avenue between North 14th Street and Williamsburg Street West
- Williamsburg Street West between Kent Avenue and Flushing Avenue
- Flushing Avenue between Williamsburg Street West and Navy Street
- North Elliot Place between Flushing Avenue and Park Avenue
- Navy Street between Flushing Avenue and York Street
- York Street between Navy Street and Gold Street
- Gold Street between York Street and Front Street
- Front Street between Gold Street and Old Fulton Street
- Old Fulton between Furman Street and Prospect Street
- Cadman Plaza West between Prospect Street and Tillary Street
- Tillary Street between Cadman Plaza West and Adams Street
- Brooklyn Bridge Promenade between Tillary Street and Centre Street
- Furman Street between Old Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue
- Atlantic Avenue between Furman Street and Columbia Street
- Columbia Street between Atlantic Avenue and BQE West Entrance Columbia Street
- BQE / Gowanus Expressway between BQE West Entrance Columbia Street and Verrazano
- Verrazano Bridge Lower Level (Staten Island-bound)
Staten Island
- Bay Street between New York Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
- Hylan Boulevard between Bay Street and Edgewater Street
- Edgewater Street/ Front Street between Hylan Boulevard and Hannah Street
- Hannah Street between Front Street and Bay Street
- Bay Street between Hannah Street and Richmond Terrace
- Richmond Terrace between Bay Street and Nicholas Street Wall Street between Richmond Terrace and Dead End
Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5k + Long Island Marathon results
Another heads up for drivers: The Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5k is also taking place Sunday. Expect heavy traffic around the Weehawken toll booths, which mark both the start and finish.
The Long Island Marathon is also being held in Nassau County. Several roads are closed for the race, but they are expected to reopen by 1:30 p.m. See the Long Island marathon results page.
