The Official NYC Marathon closes the road to vehicles and prepares them for running a marathon. Before the race start bikers, skaters, and many more you can imagine will have a chance to go all around NYC with 3 boroughs in the car-free street until 8:00 - 8:30 am, race start time. You will have the same route available to you as runners. Bikers usually meet Staten Island side of the Verrazano Bridge and Skaters generally meet at 84th street train station in Brooklyn.