The 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon was held Saturday, taking an estimated 28,000 runners on a route past some of the borough's most famous locations.

We have everything you need to know about the course, road closures and how to track the results.

Route map for 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

The race started next to the Brooklyn Museum, then passed by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and around Grand Army Plaza before entering Prospect Park. After looping around the park, runners exited the southwest corner onto Ocean Parkway and headed toward the finish line on the Coney Island Boardwalk.

Mile 1: Head south on Washington Avenue. Turn right onto Empire Boulevard, then right onto Flatbush Avenue heading north. Grand Army Plaza marks mile 1.5.

Mile 2: Proceed around Grand Army Plaza. Once you're heading south on Flatbush Avenue, you've reached mile 2.

Mile 3: Turn right onto Ocean Avenue, then another right onto Parkside Avenue.

Mile 4: From Parkside Avenue, proceed into Prospect Park at Machate Circle onto East Drive.

Miles 5-6: Runners will make a full counter-clockwise loop of Prospect Park before exiting at Machate Circle, past the 10K-mark.

Mile 7: Head south down Fort Hamilton Parkway onto Ocean Parkway.

Miles 8-12: Proceed onto Ocean Parkway and head south toward Coney Island.

Mile 13-Finish: Turn right as Ocean Parkway turns into Surf Avenue. Take a left on West 10th Street toward the Coney Island Boardwalk. A sidewalk ramp will take runners up onto the boardwalk, where they will make a right toward the finish before West 15th Street.

When does the Brooklyn half marathon start?

The first wave stepped off at 7 a.m., followed by three additional waves at 7:25 a.m., 7:50 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.

Runners were encouraged to plan their arrival time based on their wave, with first wave runners arriving at 5:45 a.m., second wave at 6:10 a.m., third wave at 6:35 a.m. and fourth wave at 7 a.m.

Participants planning on taking the subway were advised to take the 2/3 train. Those running in the first and third waves were told to get off at Franklin Avenue, and the second and fourth waves at Grand Army Plaza. There will be no 4 train service to and from Brooklyn on Saturday.

The car/taxi drop-off location for waves 1 and 3 was Franklin Avenue and Lincoln Place. For waves 2 and 4, it was St. John's Place and Plaza Street East.

Security screenings for waves 1 and 3 took place at Eastern Parkway and Franklin Avenue. They were held at Eastern Parkway and Underhill Avenue for waves 2 and 4.

Brooklyn half marathon live tracker and results

Spectators and supporters could download the NYRR App  for live, unofficial results. After the race ended, official results were .

Awards were given on site to the top three finishers in the overall men, women and nonbinary categories: Mulgeta Birhanu Feyissa, Felicia Pasadyn and Galo Vasquez.

First place winners get $2,000, second place winners get $1,000, and third place winners get $500. Small prizes of $200 and $100 are given to fourth and fifth place finishers, respectively.

Additionally, the first Brooklyn resident who finishes in the men, women and nonbinary categories is awarded $500.

There are also $100 time bonuses for runners who break the existing event record and finish under standard completion time.

The top five men's, women's and nonbinary teams to finish will win $500, $400, $300, $200 and $100, respectively.

Road closures for Brooklyn half marathon

The NYPD announced the following street closures for Saturday.

Route:

• Eastern Parkway between Grand Army Plaza and Bedford Avenue
• Washington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard
• Empire Boulevard between Washington Avenue and Flatbush Avenue
• Flatbush Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Grand Army Plaza
• Grand Army Plaza (Entire Circle)
• Ocean Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Parkside Avenue
• Parkside Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Park Circle
• West Lake Drive between East Drive and South Lake Drive
• South Lake Drive between West Lake Drive and East Lake Drive
• East Lake Drive between South Lake Drive and East Drive
• West Drive between East Drive and West Lake Drive
• Park Circle between South Lake Drive and Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp
• Ocean Parkway between Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp and Surf Avenue
• Surf Avenue between Ocean Parkway and West 10th Street
• West 10th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk

Miscellaneous:

• Surf Avenue between West 10th Street and West 20th Street
• Stillwell Avenue between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk
• West 12th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk
• West 15th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk

In:
• Brooklyn