These Streets Will Be Closed Off For Sunday’s Five Boro Bike Tour
The annual Five Boro Bike Tour is this Sunday, May 3, when approximately 32,000 cyclists will pedal 40 miles on car-free roads through New York City, starting in Manhattan and ending on the Staten Island Ferry. If you’re riding, have a fun, safe time! And if you need to drive on Sunday, here’s what you should look out for.
The map above shows the ride’s route, and those roads will all be closed on Sunday from 7:45am to 5pm. In Brooklyn, you’ll want to avoid the following streets:
McGuiness Boulevard between Pulaski Bridge and Greenpoint AvenueJava Street between McGuiness Boulevard and Franklin Street /Alternate RouteGreenpoint Avenue between McGuiness Boulevard and Franklin StreetFranklin Street between Greenpoint Avenue and Kent AvenueKent Avenue between Java Street and Williamsburg Street WestWilliamsburg Street West between Kent Avenue and Flushing AvenueFlushing Avenue between Williamsburg Street West and Navy StreetNorth Elliot Place between Flushing Avenue and Park AvenueNavy Street between Flushing Avenue and York StreetYork Street between Navy Street and Gold StreetGold Street between York Street and Front StreetFront Street between Gold Street and Old Fulton StreetOld Fulton Street between Gold Street and Furman StreetFurman Street between Old Fulton Street and Atlantic AvenueJoralemon Street between Furman Street and Atlantic AvenueAtlantic Avenue between Furman Street and Columbia StreetColumbia Street between Atlantic Avenue and BQE West Entrance Columbia StreetBQE/Gowanus Expy between BQE West Entrance Columbia Street and VerrazanoVerrazano Bridge Lower Level (Southbound from Brooklyn to Staten Island)Click here for the full list of closures around the city.