TRAFFIC ALERT: NYC Five Boro Bike Tour Begins At 8:00AM Sunday; All You Need To Know

On Sunday morning, around 32,000 cyclists from around the country and the world will ride together for 40 miles through all of New York City’s five boroughs this Sunday.

Now in its 42nd year, the Five Boro Bike Tour is a 40-mile bike ride which will maneuver its way through all five boroughs causing many street closures throughout New York City.

The 40-mile tour spans the city’s five boroughs, beginning in Lower Manhattan, traveling north into the Bronx, before heading to Queens, Brooklyn and, ultimately, crossing the iconic Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge before concluding at Fort Wadsworth.

Here’s everything you need to know about the TD Five Boro Bike Tour including start time, the route and street closures in New York City that could affect your Sunday commute.

VERRAZANO BRIDGE

There will be a partial closure of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Sunday to accommodate the event. Motorists are advised by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to expect delays.

The Staten Island-bound lower level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will be closed from 12:01 a.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday. The bridge’s upper level will remain open in both directions throughout the day.

The following Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge closures will also be in place Sunday:

One Brooklyn-bound lane on the lower level from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Bay Street exit from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.BQE approach (I-278 West) to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The 92nd Street entrance ramp to the Staten Island-bound lower level from approximately 12:01 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Belt Parkway entrance ramp to the Staten Island-bound lower level from approximately 12:01 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Manhattan Portion:

Greenwich Street between Battery Place and Morris Street
Trinity Place between Morris Street and Liberty Street
Church Street between Liberty Street and Canal Street
Chambers Street between Broadway and West Broadway
Worth Street between Broadway and West Broadway
Canal Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
6th Avenue between Franklin Street and 59th Street
59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and East Drive
East Drive between Grand Army Plaza and Center Drive
Center Drive between 5th Avenue and East Drive
East Drive between Center Drive and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between 110th Street and 135th Street
135th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue between 135th Street and 138th Street
Madison Avenue Bridge (Bronx-bound)
Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound) between 3rd Avenue Bridge and 116th Street
116th Street between FDR Drive and Pleasant Avenue
Pleasant Avenue between 116th Street and 114th Street
Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound) between 116th Street and 63rd Street Exit
63rd Street between FDR Drive (Southbound) and Queensboro Bridge Exit
Queensboro Bridge Exit between 63rd Street and 60th Street
Queensboro Bridge Upper Level (Manhattan-bound)
Peter Minuit Plaza between State Street and South Street
Whitehall Street between South Street and Water Street
State Street between Whitehall Street and Battery Place
Battery Place between State Street and West Street
Morris Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
Albany Street between West Street and Greenwich Street
Greenwich Street between Rector Street and Cedar Street
West Broadway between Vesey Street and Barclay Street
West Broadway between Murray Street and Warren Street
Rector Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
Cedar Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
Liberty Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
Dey Street between Broadway and Church Street
Vesey Street between West Street and West BroadwayBarclay Street between Broadway and West Broadway
Warren Street between West Street and West Broadway
Murray Street between Broadway and West Broadway
Duane Street between Broadway and West Broadway
Thomas Street between Broadway and West Broadway
Leonard Street between Broadway and West Broadway
Franklin Street between Broadway and West Broadway
White Street between Broadway and West Broadway
Walker Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
Lispenard Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue

Brooklyn Portion:

McGuiness 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)