--- description: From the Verrazano Bridge and through the boroughs, photos capture a bird's-eye view of the New York City Marathon in years past. title: See Stunning Bird's-Eye Views of the New York City Marathon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See Stunning Bird's-Eye Views of the New York City Marathon by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 30, 2015 7:20 PM CUT by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 30, 2015 7:20 PM CUT  Runners make their way across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York at the start of the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5, 2000. Chris Hondros—Getty Images  An aerial view of runners in the 1994 New York City Marathon. Duomo/PCN/Corbis  A view of competitors in the 2013 New York City Marathon from 4th Avenue in New York's Brooklyn borough. JoAnna Pollonais—Demotix/Corbis  Runners cross through New York's Brooklyn borough during the New York City Marathon. Alan Schein Photography/Corbis  An aerial view of runners in the 1994 New York City Marathon. Duomo/PCN/Corbis  Competitors from the 'middle of the pack' run up First Avenue during the 2007 New York City Marathon. Steve Boyle—Corbis  A view of runners in the New York City Marathon. Alan Schein Photography/Corbis  Runners pass over the Verrazano Bridge, part of the New York City Marathon route. Alan Schein Photography/Corbis ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4094255/new-york-city-marathon-history/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4094255/new-york-city-marathon-history/"},"headline":"See Stunning Bird's-Eye Views of the New York City Marathon","datePublished":"2015-10-30T19:20:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:01:05.400Z","description":"From the Verrazano Bridge and through the boroughs, photos capture a bird's-eye view of the New York City Marathon in years past","url":"https://time.com/4094255/new-york-city-marathon-history/","keywords":["New York","Race","photography","Marathon","Running","athletics"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4094255/new-york-city-marathon-history/","name":"See Stunning Bird's-Eye Views of the New York City Marathon"}}]}] ```