Brooklyn Half Marathon 2019: Route, Street Closures

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — As the Brooklyn Half Marathon sends tens of thousands of runners across the borough this Saturday, May 18, the city will close what might feel like half of Brooklyn’s streets.

The racers will be making their way from the Brooklyn Museum in Crown Heights to the Coney Island Boardwalk between 7 a.m. and noon, when the Popular Brooklyn Half is set to take place.

Many Brooklyn streets will be closed and parking will be limited so that runners can race the 13.1 miles through Prospect Park and down Ocean Parkway to the finish line at the Riegelmann Boardwalk.

Street Closures:

Eastern Parkway
Where: From Grand Army Plaza to Bedford Avenue
Washington Avenue
Where: From Eastern Parkway to Empire Boulevard
Empire Boulevard (Westbound)
Where: From Washington Avenue to Flatbush Avenue
Flatbush Avenue
Where: From Empire Boulevard to Grand Army Plaza
Ocean Avenue (Southbound)
Where: From Flatbush Avenue to Parkside Avenue
Parkside Avenue (Westbound)
Where: From Ocean Avenue to Park Circle
Ocean Parkway
Where: From Park Circle to Surf Avenue
Surf Avenue
Where: From Ocean Parkway to Stillwell Avenue
West 10th and West 15th Streets

Where: From Surf Avenue to the boardwalk