So, like, more than 32,000 people are gonna hop on their bikes and cruise through the streets of New York City this Sunday for the Five Boro Bike Tour. This ride has been a thing since the late 1970s and folks from all over the world come to join in on the fun. The tour happens every year on the first Sunday in May.
The whole shebang kicks off around 7:30 a.m. at Church Street and Franklin Street in Manhattan, and it all wraps up at St. George Terminal over in Staten Island. If you’re planning on getting around the city that day, you should probably just take public transportation because a ton of streets are gonna be shut down until 6 p.m.
Here’s a laundry list of streets in Manhattan that’ll be closed off:
– 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 Street
– Worth Street between Broadway and West Broadway
– Canal Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue
– 6th Avenue between Franklin Street and West 59th Street
– West 59th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
– Grand Army Plaza between West 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 West 110th Street and West 135th Street
– East / West 135th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Madison Avenue
– Madison Avenue between East 135th Street and East 138th Street
– Madison Avenue Bridge (Bronx-bound)
– Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound) between 3rd Avenue Bridge and East 116th Street
– East 116th Street between FDR Drive and Pleasant Avenue
– Pleasant Avenue between East 116th Street and East 114th Street
– Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound) between 116th Street and 63rd Street Exit
– East 63rd Street between FDR Drive (Southbound) and Queensboro Bridge Exit
– Queensboro Bridge Exit between East 63rd Street and East 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 Albany Street
– West Broadway between Vesey Street and Barclay Street
– Rector Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
– Cedar Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
– Cortlandt Street between Broadway and Church Street
– Vesey Street between West Street and Broadway
– Barclay Street between Broadway and West Broadway
– Warren Street between West Street and Broadway
– Reade 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
– Broad Street between Pearl Street and South Street
– Broadway between Morris Street and Battery Place
– South Street between Broad Street and Whitehall Street
– Whitehall Street between South Street and Water Street
– Water Street between Whitehall Street and Broad Street
– Liberty Street between Broadway and Greenwich Street
– Dey Street between Broadway and Church Street
And in Brooklyn, these streets will be shut down:
– 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 North 14th Street
– Kent Avenue between North 14th Street and Williamsburg Street West
– Williamsburg Street West between Kent Avenue and Flushing Avenue
In Queens, watch out for closures on:
– Queens Plaza South between 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard / Alternate Route
– 21st Street between 43rd Avenue and Queens Plaza South
– 21st Street between Queens Plaza South and Hoyt Avenue North
– Hoyt Avenue North between 21st Street and 19th Street
– 19th Street between Hoyt Avenue North and Ditmars Boulevard
And over in the Bronx, keep an eye on these streets:
– 138th Street between Madison Avenue Bridge and 3rd Avenue
– 3rd Avenue between 138th Street and 3rd Avenue Bridge
Lastly, in Staten Island, there will be closures on:
– Bay Street between New York Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
– Hylan Boulevard between Bay Street and Edgewater Street
– Edgewater Street/ Front Street between Hylan Boulevard and Hannah Street
– Hannah Street between Front Street and Bay Street
– Bay Street between Hannah Street and Richmond Terrace
– Richmond Terrace between Bay Street and Nicholas Street
– Wall Street between Richmond Terrace and Dead End
So if you’re planning on driving around the city that day, good luck to you! It’s gonna be a bit of a mess with all these street closures. Just a heads up!