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The best places to watch the New York City Marathon

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The New York City Marathon is a major race for more than 50,000 runners each year, but it’s also a community celebration for the New Yorkers who line up along the five-borough course to cheer on the participants.

Chris Tempro, a retired firefighter from New York, had prepared for the crowds before running the 2021 marathon, including writing his name on his shirt for all to see. But the energy and excitement during the course exceeded anything he could have imagined.

“When I came off the Verrazano Bridge and into Brooklyn,” Tempro said, he found an “incredible party atmosphere, with thousands and thousands of people cheering and chanting and then shouting my name, like for the entire eight miles.” nine miles, through Brooklyn.”

When the weather, such as the unseasonable warmth of 2022, is not ideal for runners, the public’s support can be even more important. The YouTuber Summary by Casey Neistat of his race last year touched on the importance of a lively crowd.

“This is what this city is,” he said in the video. “It’s a collective shared experience for everyone involved, no matter what their role is.”

If your role on Sunday is to cheer, here are the best places to watch the race in each community.

The marathon starts here, but runners line up on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and run across it to Brooklyn once the race starts, so there’s no place for people to cheer.

Some Staten Islanders are posting encouraging signs in their yards in case buses carrying runners pass by from the ferry terminal.

Brooklyn has the most mileage of any borough, from where the bridge runners come into Bay Ridge all the way to Greenpoint.

No spectators are allowed on the bridge, so runners can hear the cheers of the people in Bay Ridge before they see them. Then the runners start a long stretch uphill Fourth Avenue. The nearest subway stop is Bay Ridge-95th Street on the R line. Since the subway and the race both run along Fourth Avenue, you can hop on and off the R train to see runners in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Park Slope.

If you’re cheering with a group and need a place that’s easily accessible to people from all over the world, check out Fourth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, a short walk from the D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center stop. Walk towards Lafayette Avenue between Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue for one of the best parties along the trail.

You can also catch runners at several points in Williamsburg and Greenpoint Bedford Avenue between Lafayette Avenue and Nassau Avenue. Take the L train to Bedford Avenue, the M or J train to Marcy Avenue, or the G train to Nassau Avenue or Greenpoint Avenue.

The Queens portion is only about two miles long, from the Pulaski Bridge to the Queensboro Bridge. Catch runners like them exit Pulaski Bridge about halfway through the race.

This is where runners, realizing they have as far to go as they’ve come, can use some extra energy. You can take the 7 train to Hunters Point Avenue, Vernon Boulevard or Jackson Avenue, or the G train to 21st Street.

The Bronx has one of the shortest stretches of the race – from mile 19.5 to mile 21 – and is one of the best places to cheer. The 20 mile mark, approximately 135th Street and Alexander Avenueis a notoriously challenging part of the marathon where some runners can hit the proverbial wall.

Many local running clubs have formed in this area to ring cowbells and cheer, so it’s guaranteed to be a rowdy place for spectators and runners. Take the 6 train to Brook Avenue or Third Avenue-138th Street, or the 4 or 5 to 138th Street-Grand Concourse.

One tip: whatever you say, don’t tell the runners on this stretch, “You’re almost there.” They are not. If you want to use that cheerfulness, go to Manhattan.

There are actually two parts to the Manhattan race. The first, which heads to the East Side and comes between the legs of Queens and the Bronx, is often among the loudest sections. When runners come off the relatively quiet Queensboro Bridge, the sound wall provides a huge energy boost.

Spectators line the course several people deep First Avenue from 59th Street to 96th Street, so if you like cheering with a crowd, this is the place to be. The Q metro line stops at various points along this route.

Runners will head north on First Avenue to East Harlem before crossing the Willis Avenue Bridge into the Bronx. The crowds tend to get smaller the further north you go – just as the race gets tougher – so runners could probably use some encouragement. North of 96th StreetUse metro line 6 to reach this part of the course.

When runners return to Manhattan from the Bronx, they run along Fifth Avenue through Harlem.

If you want easy access to a restroom because you expect to be cheering all day, head to the Duke Ellington statue 110th Street and Fifth Avenue. The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center on the Harlem Meer has public restrooms and is a short walk from the track. You can take the 2 or 3 trains to Central Park North and walk there. This begins a sneaky uphill section for the runners that feels extra difficult this late in the race. They will be happy to hear the cheers.

The ramp continues until the runners enter Central Park. Out of the Fifth Avenue portion of the race 105th Street to 90th Street is particularly iconic, with museums along the east side of the track and Central Park to the west. Many train lines take you here, including the 4, 5, 6 and Q.

You should still avoid saying, “You’re almost there,” unless you’re going there Central Park South, using the A, C, D, or 1 trains at Columbus Circle or the N, Q, or R trains at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue. Runners leave the park and run along the southern border before re-entering it at Columbus Circle.

With almost 42 kilometers behind them, they are finally almost there.

If you want to scream and shout as runners triumphantly cross the finish line, you can buy tickets for the grandstand event at West 67th Street and West Drive.

If you’re watching from home, the race will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and in Spanish on ESPN3 from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM Eastern Time.

In New York, the film will be shown locally on WABC-TV, Channel 7, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The TCS New York City Marathon App live streaming added in 2022. You can watch all four professional races (men’s and women’s, wheelchair and open divisions) in full and get a closer look at runners as they pass through five locations along the course.

A new feature in the app stream this year is commentary on the pro races of marathoners Des Linden, Galen Rupp and Amanda McGrory.

The app also allows you to track runners in real time.

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