Five Boro Bike Tour: Brooklyn Road Closures, May 5th
The 42nd annual Five Boro Bike Tour is taking place on Sunday, May 5th. Approximately 32,000 cyclists of all ages will pedal 40 miles on car-free roads across New York City.
The tour kicks off in Lower Manhattan and heads north to Harlem and the Bronx, then crosses over to Queens. The route then heads to Brooklyn where cyclists will travel along the BQE then take the Verrazzano Bridge into Staten Island where they can celebrate with other riders at the Finish Festival.
The following Brooklyn streets will be closed on Sunday from 7:30am to 5pm for the event. Click here for a full list of the streets that will be closed for the Five Boro Bike Tour.
- McGuinness 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 Kent Avenue
- Kent Avenue between Java 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
- Joralemon Street between Furman 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 Bridge Lower Level (Staten Island-bound)