5 Boro Bike Tour rolls through NYC. Find a route map, road closures and more.
Tens of thousands of cyclists took over the streets of New York City on Sunday for the 47th annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour.
Roads and bridges that are normally reserved for cars became a bike-only zone.
More than 30,000 cyclists of all levels come from around the world to participate in the annual ride and take advantage of the roughly 40 miles of car-free cycling through every borough.
Organizers say it’s the largest charitable bike ride in the country, and it raises money to fund the free bike education programs offered by Bike New York, an education nonprofit that focuses on bicycling advocacy in the city.
“My parents are really big bikers, they traveled here from Atlanta and they asked me to do it with them. So I’m borrowing my mom’s extra bike and I will be doing my best, but I am not prepared at all. I went for like a 20 minute bike ride yesterday to test out the bike, so I’m doing it to bond with my family,” said rider Dorothy Bailey, an NYU Student from Atlanta.
On Saturday morning, participants visited the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights for the “Blessing of the Bikes,” a 27-year tradition led this year by the Very Rev. Dr. Patrick Malloy.
Just outside the cathedral, the city Department of Transportation held a helmet giveaway, and DOT employees helped riders get their helmets fitted.
“Biking can be a little expensive, for sure. It’s not the cheapest hobby, so it’s really great that they’re at least taking that burden off of riders. And they’re great helmets,” cyclist Rebekah Isaacs said.
Five Boro Bike Tour start times
The first wave of riders started at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, with subsequent waves departing at 8:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 9:50 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Some of the first participants were expected to cross the finish line around 10 a.m.
Five Boro Bike Tour route map
The tour takes participants on a 40-mile ride through all five boroughs.
It starts in Lower Manhattan, travels through the Bronx, over to Queens and down through Brooklyn to Staten Island.
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Five Boro Bike Tour street closures
The route closed to vehicular traffic at 7:15 a.m. Sixth Avenue was scheduled to reopen at noon.
The New York City Department of Transportation announced the following road closures:
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 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)
The Bronx
- 138th Street between Madison Avenue Bridge and 3rd Avenue
- 3rd Avenue between 138th Street and 3rd Avenue Bridge
- 3rd Avenue Bridge (Manhattan-bound)
Queens
- 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
- 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)
Brooklyn
- 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
- 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 between Furman Street and Front Street
- Furman Street between Old Fulton 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 Expressway between BQE West Entrance Columbia Street and Verrazano
- Verrazano Bridge Lower Level (Staten Island-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
- Richmond Terrace between Bay Street and Nicholas Street Wall Street between Richmond Terrace and Dead End
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