More than 20,000 runners have registered to complete the 13.1-mile Brooklyn Half Marathon Sunday from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event starts in Greenpoint, kicking off on Bedford Avenue adjacent to McCarren Park. The scenic route includes sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline as it works its way down Brooklyn’s waterfront, then heads southeast through historic neighborhoods to Grand Army Plaza, before running east and then back west on Eastern Parkway and ending in Prospect Park.
Streets along the route will be closed to traffic and parking as runners take over the pavement. The NYC RUNS website has A detailed list of parking rules and road closures with times is available here.
Wonderful. They’re doing this nonsense every week now?
Thank you for the update