Overview
- NYPD officials said there are no known specific, credible threats and that thousands of officers plus specialized units, drones and barricades have been deployed along the route to monitor the race and screen spectator areas.
- Race organizers confirmed a Bronx course change, the first alteration to that borough’s route in 15 years, rerouting runners along Alexander Avenue and over the Madison Avenue Bridge to reduce local disruptions.
- The marathon will debut five new competition categories for athletes with disabilities, covering low vision and blind, intellectual and developmental disability, coordination difficulties, lower limb disability, and upper limb disability.
- Broadcasters have set their schedules with a pre-race show starting at 7:00 a.m. and live coverage on WABC‑TV and ESPN2 beginning at 8:00 a.m., plus extended streaming of the Central Park finish for local viewers.
- Tracy Morgan was named grand marshal and an opening ceremony to honor 1976 trailblazers and past champions is set for Friday at the Central Park finish, with officials warning of wide bridge and street closures and urging use of mass transit.