Overview
- The TCS New York City Marathon is set for Sunday, November 1, 2026, with staggered five‑wave starts from 9:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and a finish in Central Park.
- Organizers released the definitive course map that keeps the traditional five‑borough route but reroutes the Bronx leg to run via East 135th, Alexander Avenue, East 141st, Third Avenue and East 138th before the Madison Avenue Bridge.
- City officials published extensive road and bridge closure schedules, including Verrazzano‑Narrows Bridge restrictions beginning late Saturday night and rolling closures of Pulaski, Queensboro, Willis Avenue and Madison Avenue bridges on race day.
- NYRR expects nearly 60,000 entrants this year and is urging use of public transit while deploying coordinated city operations, medical teams and crowd management for spectators and family reunion areas near the finish.
- Live coverage and tracking plans are confirmed with WABC and ESPN2 broadcast windows and real‑time runner tracking and results available through the NYRR app, building on a five‑borough tradition that began in 1976 and has grown to record fields in recent years.