Directions
Start Area Directions
i. Start/Staging Area (Fort Wadsworth)
1. You may take a free volunteer bus to the staging area on Staten Island. The bus will leave at 4:00 a.m. from East 89th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. If you use your own transportation, plan to arrive at the start in time for the start of your shift.
2. Driving directions from the west: Take the Staten Island Expressway toward the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and exit at Lily Pond Road. Follow Father Capodanno Boulevard to the lot past the dolphin statue at Sand Lane Park in the lot and board the volunteer bus to the start village.
3. Driving directions from Brooklyn: Take the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the Hylan Boulevard exit. Turn left at either of the next two lights to Lily Pond Road. Park in the lot and board the volunteer bus to the start village.
4. After the start, a return bus will transport start volunteers to the marathon finish line, and free bleacher seating passes will be provided.
ii. Bus Loading
1. New York Public Library
a. The F and D trains stop at the 42nd Street–Bryant Park station. The New York Public Library will be visible as soon as you exit the train station.
b. The 4 and 6 trains stop at the 42nd Street–Grand Central station. Walk about five minutes northwest to the New York Public Library.
2. Staten Island Ferry
a. The 1 train leaves you at the South Ferry station. Walk south two minutes to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
b. The 2 train leaves you at the Wall Street station. Walk south 10 minutes to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
c. The 4 train leaves you at the Bowling Green station. Walk south five minutes to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
Aid Station Directions
1. Aid Station - Mile 3A
2. Aid Station - Mile 3B
3. Aid Station - Mile 4
4. Aid Station - Mile 5
5. Aid Station - Mile 6
6. Aid Station - Mile 7
7. Aid Station - Mile 8
8. Aid Station - Mile 9
9. Aid Station - Mile 10
10. Aid Station - Mile 11
11. Aid Station - Mile 12
12. Aid Station - Mile 13
13. Aid Station - Mile 14
14. Aid Station - Mile 15
15. Aid Station - Mile 16
16. Aid Station - Mile 17
17. Aid Station - Mile 18
18. Aid Station - Mile 19
19. Aid Station - Mile 20
20. Aid Station - Mile 21
21. Aid Station - Mile 22
22. Aid Station - Mile 23
23. Aid Station - Mile 24
24. Aid Station - Mile 25
Finish Area Directions
i. West 72nd Street and Central Park West volunteer check-in
1. The A train stops at the 72nd Street station. The volunteer tent is just outside of the entrance to Central Park at West 72nd Street.
2. The 2 train stops at the 72nd Street station. Walk east seven minutes to 72nd Street and Central Park West.
ii. Central Park South/Columbus Circle Volunteers
1. The A and D trains stop at the 59th Street–Columbus Circle station. Walk east one minute to the check-in location.
2. The Q and R trains stop at the 57th Street–Seventh Avenue station. Walk northwest five minutes to the check-in location.
iii. Central Park East Side Marshals
1. The N and R trains stop at the 59th Street–Fifth Avenue station. Walk north 12 minutes to the check-in at East 72nd Street.
