NYC Five Boro Bike Tour 2022: Here’s What To Know

NEW YORK CITY — Get ready for pedal power to take over New York City’s streets.

More than 30,000 cyclists expected to join the TD Five Boro Bike Tour Sunday morning for a with a 40-mile ride from Battery City, through Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and finally, Staten Island.

The ride kicks off at 7 a.m. and some traffic closures won't reopen until 7 p.m. that evening, according to the MTA.

Such a critical mass of bicycles requires an vast number of street closures and transit changes. After all, the tour promises riders an unparalleled view of New York City unencumbered by motor vehicles.

“For one day, the roads are yours, the bridges are yours, the City is yours—there’s no better way to experience NYC,” the event’s official website states.

More information about the race can be found on its official website.

Here’s what New Yorkers, whether pedaling or not, need to know.

Public Transit

A clear message to Bike Tour cyclists has come from MTA’s leadership: mass transit is the easiest and most sustainable way to the tour.

“Customers who want to take their bike onto the subway need to tap their OMNY-enabled device or swipe their MetroCard while the station agent watches, rotate the turnstile, then enter through the station service gates once they are activated by the agent,” an MTA release states. “For safety’s sake, customers should carry, not roll, bikes down stairs."

Riders who want to take their bikes to the tour’s start near Battery Park are encouraged to use these stations:

• Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, 4/5/6
• Bowling Green (Bowling Green Park entrance only), 4/5
• Chambers Street, 2/3
• Chambers Street, J
• Chambers Street, A/C
• World Trade Center, E
• Cortlandt Street, R

MTA officials ask cyclists not use the following stations, which are not well-equipped to handle large volumes of bicycles:

• Fulton Street, 2/3/4/5/A/C
• Wall Street, 2/3
• Wall Street, 4/5
• Park Place, 2/3
• Rector Street, R
• Whitehall Street, R

Passengers can click here and check “Current Service Status” for bus routes affected by street closures.

Metro-North and LIRR trains will suspend limits on bicycles and recommend that cyclists use a bungee cord to secure their bike while on the train.

Bridge Closures

The Verrazzano-Narrow Bridge’s lower level headed into Staten Island will be closed until 7 p.m., as will the BQE’s westbound approach to the bridge, MTA officials said.

Other Verrazzano lane closures are, as detailed by the MTA:

• One lower level Brooklyn-bound lane from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• The Bay Street exit from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• The 92nd Street entrance ramp to the Staten Island-bound lower level from approximately 12 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Belt Parkway entrance ramp to the Staten Island-bound Lower Level from approximately 12 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• The Lily Pond Avenue exit from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge’s southbound FDR Drive ramp will be closed from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., with all traffic headed south required to exit the bridge at East 125th Street, officials said.

The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel’s exit headed west onto the BQE will be closed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., officials said.

Street Closures

The city’s Department of Transportation has a long spate of street 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 Broadway
• 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 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 West Street 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

The 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)

Queens:

• 21st Street between Queens Plaza South and Hoyt Avenue North
• Queens Plaza South between 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard / Alternate Route
• 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 and14th 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 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
• 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