Brooklyn Half Marathon: Route, Street Closures, How To Track

HALF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — In honor of the Brooklyn Half Marathon, which is slated to send tens of thousands of runners darting across the borough this weekend, the city will close what might feel like half of Brooklyn’s streets.

More than 27,000 marathoners will be trotting from the Brooklyn Museum in Crown Heights to the Coney Island Boardwalk on Saturday 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
When: 12 a.m. to noon Saturday
No Parking: 8 a.m. Friday to noon Saturday

Washington Avenue

Where: From Eastern Parkway to Empire Boulevard
When: 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday
No Parking: Friday, May 18, 8:30 a.m.–Saturday, May 19, 10:00 a.m.

Empire Boulevard (Westbound)

Where: From Washington Avenue to Flatbush Avenue
When: Saturday, May 19, 3:30–10:15 a.m.
No Parking: Friday, May 18, 4:00 p.m.–Saturday, May 19, 10:15 a.m.

Flatbush Avenue

Where: From Empire Boulevard to Grand Army Plaza
When: 5:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Saturday
No Parking: 4 p.m. Friday to 10:15 a.m. Saturday

Ocean Avenue (Southbound)

Where: From Flatbush Avenue to Parkside Avenue
When: 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday
No Parking: 4 p.m. Friday to 11:00 a.m. Saturday

Parkside Avenue (Westbound)
Where: From Ocean Avenue to Park Circle
When: 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday
No Parking: 4 p.m. Friday to 11 a.m. Saturday

Ocean Parkway

Where: From Park Circle to Surf Avenue
When: 6 a.m. to noon Saturday
No Parking: 4 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday

Surf Avenue

Where: From Ocean Parkway to Stillwell Avenue
When: 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Saturday
No Parking: 4 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday

West 10th and West 15th Streets

Where: From Surf Avenue to the boardwalk
When: 2 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday
No Parking: 4 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday

Those interested in cheering the runners as they race by should check out these maps of the start and finish areas to find a good watching post.

There’s also a runner tracker that will allow you to check on your friends’ grueling progress from the comfort of your very own sofa.

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