Queens is the second-largest borough of New York by population (over 2 and a half million) and the first by an extension (281 square kilometers). Yet here runners travel just 3 kilometers and pass through only one neighborhood, Long Island City (LIC).
For the entire length of the course, athletes can follow the “blue marathon” line, which is painted on the city streets the night before the race and has guided runners since the first edition in the five boroughs in 1976.
