New York – Bike MS 2024 is closing streets in Manhattan today.
Participants can take a 30-mile or 50-mile ride on traffic-free roads, all while… Raising money for the National MS Society.
Bike MS: New York City 2024 Roadmap
The ride begins and ends at Pier 76, located on the West Side Expressway between 35th and 36th Streets. Cyclists will travel along the East and West Side Expressways and through the Battery Park Tunnel.
The 50-mile route takes participants across the George Washington Bridge and through New Jersey before returning to Manhattan.
Manhattan streets closed due to Bike MS: New York City 2024
The NYPD says the following streets will be closed to traffic on Sunday:
- West Street (south) between West 54th Street and the Battery Park underpass
- Battery Park underpass (south tube) between West Street and FDR Drive
- FDR Road (North) between Battery Park Underpass and Harlem River Drive
- Harlem River Drive (north) between FDR Drive and 10th Avenue
- 10th Avenue between Harlem River Drive and West 218th Street
- West 218th Street between 10th Avenue and Indian Road
- Indian Road between West 218th Street and West 214th Street
- 214th Street between Indian Road and Seaman Street
- Seaman Street between West 214th Street and Riverside Drive
- Riverside Drive is located between Seaman Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway
- Henry Hudson Parkway/Joe DiMaggio Expressway/West Street (south) between Riverside Drive and West 54th Street
- West 43rd Street between 11th Avenue and 12th Avenue/Western Street
- West 40th Street between 11th Avenue and 12th Avenue/Western Street
- 12th Avenue/West Side Expressway between West 34th Street and West 43rd Street
- West 59th Street between 11th Avenue and 12th Avenue
- West End Street between West 59th Street and West 72nd Street
- West 72nd Street between West End Street and Riverside Drive
- Riverside Road between West 72nd Street and West 165th Street
The Port Authority also announced the following closures of the George Washington Bridge from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday:
- One eastbound lane in the upper level and one eastbound lane in the lower level will be closed.
- The upper and lower levels of the eastbound ramps to the southbound Henry Hudson Parkway will be closed. Motorists can exit at 178th Street.
- The ramp from 177th Street to southbound Henry Hudson Parkway will be closed. Motorists can use Riverside Drive.
- All on-ramp lanes will be closed from the westbound lower-level Trans Manhattan Expressway to the southbound Henry Hudson Parkway. Motorists can exit at 181st Street.
Bike MS: NYC 2024 schedule
Pier 76 will open to participants at 6 a.m. The opening ceremony will begin at the starting line arch at 7:15 a.m. before the ride begins at 7:30 a.m. The last time participants enter the track is 8 a.m.
Cyclists are expected to begin crossing the finish line around 9:45 a.m., and the last rider is expected to arrive around 1:15 p.m. The festival will be held at Pier 76 until 3 p.m.
“Extreme travel lover. Bacon fanatic. Troublemaker. Introvert. Passionate music fanatic.”
More Stories
The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes decline as Treasury yields reach their highest level since July.
Stocks and bonds fall as Fed and election risks impact: Markets wrap
Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch's New York Post sue AI company for 'unlawful copying' | Artificial Intelligence (AI)