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Five Boro Bike Tour 2019 will close these streets on Sunday

May 3, 2019 Brooklyn Eagle Staff
The 5 Boro Bike Tour is this Sunday. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan
The 5 Boro Bike Tour is this Sunday. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan
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Tens of thousands of cyclists will stream through 40 miles of city streets this Sunday, May 5, for the 42nd Annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour.

The car-free tour kicks off in Lower Manhattan, then heads north through Central Park and Harlem into the Bronx. From there it goes south along the FDR Drive, into Queens, then Brooklyn — and finally over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge into Staten Island.

The expansive ride will cause street closures throughout the city. Here in Brooklyn, most of the mileage happens on the BQE from Columbia Street to the Verrazzano, but there will be closures between Columbia Street and the Brooklyn Bridge ramp. That means traffic around Kent Avenue, Franklin Street and Flushing Avenue, and clogged streets in DUMBO and Downtown Brooklyn.

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A portion of the mostly useless route map distributed by the 5 Boro Bike Tour's organizers.
A portion of the mostly useless route map distributed by the 5 Boro Bike Tour’s organizers.

Though the ride kicks off at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m., streets are closed at the NYPD’s discretion. So once riders sweep through an area, the asphalt is open again to non-participants. For Brooklyn, that will mean closures in north Brooklyn beginning in the late morning, and the Verrazzano in the afternoon.

Here’s the full list of closures across the city:

Brooklyn:

  • McGuiness Boulevard between Pulaski Bridge and Greenpoint Avenue
  • Java Street between McGuiness Boulevard and Franklin Street
  • Greenpoint Avenue between McGuiness 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 Street 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 Expy between BQE West Entrance
  • Columbia Street and Verrazzano
  • Verrazzano Bridge Lower Level (Staten Island-bound)

Manhattan:

  • 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 lanes only) 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 lanes only) between 116th Street and 63rd Street exit
  • 63rd Street between FDR Drive (Southbound lanes only) and Queens Borough 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 Broadway
  • Barclay Street between Broadway and West Broadway
  • Warren Street between Broadway 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

Queens:

  • 21st Street between Queens Plaza South and Hoyt Avenue North
  • Queens Plaza South between 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard
  • Hoyt Avenue North between 21st Street and 19th Street
  • 19th Street between Hoyt Avenue North and Ditmars Boulevard
  • Ditmars Boulevard between 19th Street and Shore Boulevard
  • Shore Boulevard between Ditmars Boulevard and Astoria Park
  • South Astoria Park South between Shore Boulevard and 14th Street
  • 14th Street between Astoria Park South and 31st Avenue
  • 31st Avenue between 14th Street and Vernon Boulevard
  • Vernon Boulevard between 31st Avenue and 44th Drive
  • 44th Drive between Vernon Boulevard and 11th Street
  • 11th Street between 44th Drive and Pulaski Bridge
  • Pulaski Bridge (Brooklyn-bound)

Bronx:

  • 138th Street between Madison Avenue Bridge and 3rd Avenue
  • 3rd Avenue between 138th Street and 3rd Avenue Bridge
  • Rider Avenue between 138th Street and 137th Street
  • 137th Street between Rider Avenue and 3rd Avenue
  • 3rd Avenue Bridge (Manhattan-bound)

Staten Island:

  • 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

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