New York City Marathon runs today: 50th five-borough race sends nearly 60,000 runners from Staten Island to Central Park

The 2026 TCS New York City Marathon takes place in New York today, marking 50 years since the race expanded from loops of Central Park to a course through all five boroughs. Nearly 60,000 runners start in five waves, the first at 9:10 a.m. and the last at 11:30 a.m. ET, from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge through Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan to finish 26.2 miles (42.195 km) later in Central Park. The professional wheelchair races start at 8:00 a.m., the professional women at 8:35 a.m. and the professional men at 9:05 a.m., with defending champions Hellen Obiri and Benson Kipruto headlining the professional fields.

Bronx reroute and major bridge closures

Organizer New York Road Runners published an official course map this year with a Bronx reroute via East 135th Street, Alexander Avenue, East 141st Street, Third Avenue, East 138th Street and the Madison Avenue Bridge, which runners and spectators should note. On traffic, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge upper level has been closed in both directions since 11 p.m. Saturday until 4 p.m. today, with the lower level closed 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the Pulaski Bridge is closed 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Queensboro Bridge lower level both ways until 5:30 p.m., and Central Park West from midnight until 10:30 p.m.

Broadcast and spectator notes

ESPN2 carries the race nationally from 8 to 11:30 a.m. ET, with streaming on the ESPN App. The city advises spectators to take the subway rather than drive into the course area, as most course streets close early in the morning and reopen on a rolling basis into the evening. Today is also the day daylight saving time ends in New York, with clocks set back one hour at 2 a.m.