Street Closures Due To Five Boro Bike Tour This Sunday

By Idy Perl

This Sunday, New York City is hosting the annual Five Boro Bike Tour, which takes cyclists on a 40-mile route throughout the five boroughs.

Due to the bike tour, there will be multiple street closures throughout the boroughs, and motorists will need to navigate detours on several bridges and tunnels.

On the Verrazzano Bridge, the Staten Island-bound lower level will be closed to traffic from 12:01 am through 7 pm, while the upper level of the bridge will remain open to traffic in both directions.

At the Battery Tunnel, the approach from the tunnel to the westbound Gowanus/BQE will be closed from around 9 am to 4 pm. All traffic exiting the tunnel in Brooklyn will be diverted to Hamilton Avenue. In addition, the Trinity Place exit in Manhattan will be closed from around 7 am to 4 pm.

The exit ramp to the southbound FDR Drive from the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge will be closed as well from around 7 am to 1 pm.

In Williamsburg, the following streets will be closed until 1pm:

• Kent Avenue between North 14th Street and Williamsburg Street West
• Williamsburg Street West between Kent Avenue and Flushing Avenue