Overview
- Live coverage begins Sunday with a pre-race show at 7 a.m. ET on WABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN app, with the race airing from 8 a.m. ET on ESPN2 and WABC and continuing coverage on WABC late morning and ABC from 3–5 p.m., with streaming also on Fubo.
- The 26.2-mile course starts at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, crosses the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, and finishes on West 67th Street in Central Park.
- The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge closes to non-emergency traffic from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extensive street and bridge closures across all five boroughs under NYPD plans.
- Organizers expect more than 50,000 runners from over 100 countries, with a star-studded professional field that includes Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan alongside several past New York champions.
- NYRR cites about $700 million in economic impact from the 2024 marathon and roughly $1 billion from year-round events, with substantial charity participation including Team for Kids and human-interest entrants such as runner and broadcaster Ali Feller.