NYC half marathon runs new route in 2025. See the map, road closures and extra for immediately’s race.

The New York Metropolis half marathon returns for 2025 immediately, that includes a brand new route from Brooklyn to Manhattan. 

Race organizers say greater than 27,000 individuals are anticipated to take part within the United Airways NYC Half, because the course travels throughout the Brooklyn Bridge for the very first time.

This is every thing to learn about when the race begins and what road closures can be in impact.

NYC half marathon forecast

A storm is headed for New York Metropolis on Sunday night, however fortunately, runners is not going to be overly impacted by the climate.

It might be on the windy facet, with gusts as much as 25-35 mph.

At 7 a.m., temperatures are anticipated to be round 55 levels within the metropolis with fog and a bit little bit of drizzle.

By 10 a.m., it is going to be round 58 levels and largely cloudy.

As most runners are crossing the end line round 1 p.m., it is going to be 61 levels with cloudy and windy situations.

What time does the NYC half marathon begin and finish?

Sunday’s half marathon begins round 7 a.m. with the primary wave taking off at 7:20 a.m. 

• Wave 1: Arrive by 6:10 a.m., begin 7:20 a.m.
• Wave 2: Arrive by 6:40 a.m., begin 7:50 a.m.
• Wave 3: Arrive by 7:10 a.m., begin 8:20 a.m.
• Wave 4: Arrive by 7:40 a.m., begin 8:50 a.m.
• Wave 5: Arrive by 8:10 a.m., begin 9:20 a.m.

Runners should attain the Brooklyn Bridge by 11 a.m., enter the FDR Drive by 11:30 a.m., exit the FDR Drive by 12:50 p.m. and cross the end line earlier than it closes at 2 p.m. — about 4.5 hours after the beginning time.

Final yr’s winners completed the race in simply over an hour on the boys’s facet after which about 9 minutes in a while the ladies’s.

NYC half marathon 2025 route map

The course spans 13.1 miles beginning on Washington Avenue close to the Brooklyn Museum at Prospect Park. 

Runners can entry the beginning at two safety checkpoints on Jap Parkway close to Washington and Classon avenues. These checking a bag ought to use the two/3/4 prepare station at Franklin Avenue, however these with out a bag ought to use the two/3/4 prepare Jap Parkway station. Car drop-off is positioned at Bedford Avenue and Jap Parkway. 

The course travels up Flatbush Avenue to the Brooklyn Bridge, then crosses into Manhattan and up the FDR Drive on the East Facet. It then heads throughout city alongside forty second Road to seventh Avenue, passing by means of Instances Sq. and as much as Central Park.

The final mile snakes by means of the park, earlier than reaching the end line on Central Park West, between West 67th and 68th streets.

Household reunion will happen on Central Park West, between West 63rd and sixty fourth streets, and people spectators can be screened at West sixty fourth Road and Broadway. 

For an interactive course map, CLICK HERE.

NYC half marathon race tracker and outcomes

Household, associates and different followers can monitor runners and their outcomes utilizing the New York Highway Runners (NYRR) app. Merely kind in a participant’s identify to start out monitoring in real-time.

The app is free to obtain within the Apple or Google Play shops. It additionally features a course map, runner guidelines and race day data. 

As soon as runners begin crossing the end line, the outcomes will even be obtainable on-line right here. Keep tuned for updates. 

Road closures for NYC half marathon

Organizers say the next streets can be closed Sunday: 

• Jap Parkway from Grand Military Plaza to Bedford Ave from 12:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Jap Parkway Service Highway from Grand Military Plaza to Bedford Ave from 12:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Washington Ave from Jap Parkway to Empire Blvd. from 12:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
• Classon Ave from Jap Parkway to President St. from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Union St. from Classon Ave to Franklin Ave from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• President St from Classon Ave to Franklin Ave from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Carrol St from Washington Ave to Franklin Ave from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Empire Blvd from Flatbush Ave to Bedford Ave from 4:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Sullivan Place from Washington Ave to Bedford Ave from 4:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Flatbush Ave from Jap Parkway to Ocean Ave/Empire Blvd (South Facet) from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Flatbush Ave from Grand Military Plaza to Atlantic Ave from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Flatbush Ave from Atlantic Ave to Tillary St from 5:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
• Tillary St from Adams St/Brooklyn Bridge Blvd to Gold St. from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Tillary St from Cadman Plaza to Adams St (Eastbound) from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Adams St (Brooklyn Bridge Blvd) from Fulton St to Brooklyn Bridge (Northbound) from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Jay St from Willoughby St to Tillary St (Northbound) from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Jay Road from Sands St to Tillary St (Southbound) from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Sands St & Jay St from Jay St & Sand St to Brooklyn Bridge (Westbound) from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Flatbush Ave extension from Flatbush Ave to Harmony St (Southbound) from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Pearl St from Prospect St to Sand St (Southbound) from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• BQE: Exit 29 B (Tillary St- Queens) Entrance / Exit Ramps TBD
• BQE: Exit 29 (Tillary St – Staten Island) Entrance / Exit Ramps TBD
• BQE Exit 28 A Cadman Plaza West/Brooklyn Bridge Exit Ramp TBD
• BQE: Exit 28 B Brooklyn Bridge Exit Ramp TBD
• FDR Drive from Brooklyn Bridge to 62 St (Northbound) from 5:40 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• FDR Drive from Pearl St Entrance Ramp to Exit 9 – E forty second St (Manhattan Northbound) from 5:40 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• FDR Drive Montgomery St Entrance Ramp off Montgomery St to Exit 9 – E forty second St (Manhattan sure – North) from 7:30 a.m. to five:31 p.m.
• FDR Drive: Exit 5 – E Houston St. / Williamsburg Bridge Entrance and Exit Ramps (Northbound site visitors) from 5:40 a.m. to 1:30p.m.
• Exit 7 – E 20-Twenty third St. Exit Ramp (Northbound site visitors) from 5:40 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Exit 8 – E thirty fourth St/Midtown Tunnel Entrance and Exit Ramps (Northbound site visitors) from 5:40 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Exit 9 – E forty second St (Northbound site visitors) from 5:40 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
• forty second St from 1st Ave to seventh Ave from 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• seventh Ave from forty second St to 56th St from 4:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
• seventh Ave from 56th St to Central Park South from 7:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
• forty third St from seventh Ave to sixth Ave from 3:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
• forty fourth St from seventh Ave to sixth Ave from 3:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
• forty fifth St from seventh Ave to sixth Ave from 3:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
• forty sixth St from seventh Ave to sixth Ave from 3:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
• Central Park South from Columbus Circle to Grand Military Plaza from 7:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Central Park West from 59th St to 72nd St from 6:00 a.m. to three:00 p.m.
• W 61st St from Broadway to Central Park West from 6:00 a.m. to three:00 p.m.
• W 62nd from Broadway to Central Park West from 6:00 a.m. to three:00 p.m.
• W 63nd from Broadway to Central Park West from 6:00 a.m. to three:00 p.m.
• W sixty fourth from Broadway to Central Park West from 6:00 a.m. to three:00 p.m.

No parking lot:

• Jap Parkway from Washington Ave to Franklin Ave from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
• Jap Parkway from Grand Military Plaza/Plaza St East to Franklin Ave from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday  
• Washington Ave from Jap Parkway to Empire Blvd. from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
• Classon Ave from Jap Parkway to President St. from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
• Union St. from Classon Ave to Franklin Ave from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
• President St from Classon Ave to Franklin Ave from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
• Carrol St from Washington Ave to Franklin Ave/ Useless Finish from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
• Sullivan Place from Washington Ave to Zenita Thompson Place from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
• Empire Blvd from Flatbush Ave to Bedford Ave from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
• Flatbush Ave from Grand Military Plaza to Ocean Ave/Empire Blvd from 12:01 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Sunday
• Flatbush Ave from Grand Military Plaza to Tillary St from 12:01 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Sunday
• forty second St from 1st Ave to seventh Ave from 12:01 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Sunday
• seventh Ave from forty second St to 59th St from 12:01 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Sunday
• W forty third St from seventh Ave to sixth Ave from 3 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Sunday
• W forty fourth St from seventh Ave to sixth Ave from 3 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Sunday
• W forty fifth St from seventh Ave to sixth Ave from 3 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Sunday
• W forty sixth St from seventh Ave to Broadway from 3 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Sunday
• Central Park South from seventh Ave to Columbus Circle from 12:01 a.m. Sunday to 2 p.m. Sunday
• Central Park South from seventh Ave to Grand Military Plaza from 12:01 a.m. Sunday to 2 p.m. Sunday
• Central Park West from 59th St to 67th St from 9 a.m. Saturday to three p.m. Sunday