Marathon Sunday is November 1: our LIC survival guide
The TCS New York City Marathon crosses the Pulaski Bridge into LIC on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026. Here is the route, the road closures, the trains and the best places to cheer.
The TCS New York City Marathon runs on Sunday, November 1, and it comes right through Long Island City. Runners cross the Pulaski Bridge at the halfway mark, wind through miles 14 and 15 on 11th Street, Vernon Boulevard, 44th Drive and Crescent Street, then head up the Queensboro Bridge. This year NYRR is celebrating 50 years of the five borough course.
Here's our NYC Marathon in LIC guide graphic: a route line with mile markers passing the 13.1 mile halfway point. Illustration: LongIslandCity.info
Our new guide, A Guide to the NYC Marathon in Long Island City (November 2026), has the route street by street, last year's closure times, the subway and ferry options, NYRR's tips for cheering, and local businesses on and near the course.
NYC DOT's 2026 notice for the race lists the same LIC streets as last year. The City's full 2026 closure and no parking list is not out yet, and we will update the guide as soon as it is.
Read the guide: A Guide to the NYC Marathon in Long Island City (November 2026)
The LongIslandCity.info team