NEW YORK CITY — A swath of streets in Manhattan will be closed to make room for runners of the half marathon on Sunday.
The 13.1 mile-long United Airlines New York City Half Marathon takes place March 20, with runners starting at East Drive in Central Park, winding through Times Square and the Battery Park Underpass before crossing the finish line at Wall Street.
The first wave of runners will launch at 7:30 a.m., followed by a second at 7:45 a.m. and a third at 8:10 a.m.
The following streets will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Department of Transportation:
• Central Park South between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
• Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and 60th Street
• Central Park East Drive between 60th Street and 72nd Street
• Central Park Center Drive between 59th Street and Central Park East Drive
• Central Park East Drive between 72nd Street and 110th Street/Lenox Avenue
• 110th Street between Lenox Avenue and Frederick Douglass Circle
• Frederick Douglass Circle (entire traffic circle)
• Central Park West Drive between Central Park East Drive and 59th Street
• Central Park South between 7th Avenue and Columbus Circle
• 7th Avenue between 59th Street and 42nd Street
• 42nd Street between 7th Avenue and West Side Highway
• West Side Highway (Northbound) between 42nd Street and 44th Street
• West Side Highway (Southbound) between 44th Street and Battery Park Underpass
• West Street between Morris Street and Battery Place
• Battery Place between West Street and State Street
• State Street between Battery Place and Pearl Street
• Battery Park Underpass between West Side Highway (Southbound) and FDR Drive/South Street Exit/Old Slip
• Whitehall Street between Water Street and South Street
• South Street between Whitehall Street and Old Slip
• South Street between Old Slip and Maiden Lane
• Maiden Lane between South Street and Water Street
• Water Street between Maiden Lane and Wall Street
• Water Street between Wall Street and Whitehall Street
• State Street between Whitehall Street and Pearl Street
• Front Street between Maiden Lane and Old Slip
• Wall Street between Pearl Street and South Street
• Gouverneur Lane between Water Street and South Street
• Hanover Square between Water Street and Stone Street
• Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley
• Coenties Alley/Slip between Stone Street and Water Street
• Pearl Street between Coenties Alley and Hanover Square
• Broad Street between Water Street and South Street
• 46th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
• Pine Street between Pearl Street and Water Street
• Old Slip between Water Street and South Street
• Broad Street between Pearl Street and Water Street
