NYC Marathon traffic mayhem: Islanders should not try to compete with the big race this weekend
The upper level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will be closed in both directions from 12:01 a.m. through 3 p.m. Sunday, and the lower level will be closed in both directions from about 7 a.m. until about 3 p.m.
Staten Island Expressway ramps and local roads closest to the bridge and the Fort Wadsworth starting line will be closed as early as 11 p.m. Saturday night.
Bay Street will be closed from Fingerboard Road to School Road in Fort Wadsworth between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m., as will School between Bay and Lily Pond Avenue and Lily Pond between School and Capodanno Boulevard.
For more information, visit www.ingnycmarathon.org/road_closures.htm.
Story from the Staten Island Advance: http://blog.silive.com/latest_news/print.html?entry=/2010/11/marathon_traffic_mayhem_island.html