by Erin Conlon 
It may seem like everyone has started running since the pandemic, and on Sunday, April 23, many of them will descend upon the neighborhood for the start of NYCRuns’ Brooklyn Half Marathon.
The 13.1-mile journey starts in McCarren Park and goes along Manhattan, Greenpoint, Franklin, and Kent Avenues before continuing to snake through the borough and ultimately ending in Prospect…
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When does it start and how long will it be in Greenpoint? I searched five minutes looking for it on all the info you provided and can’t find the starting time, so when I know when to avoid the area and not drive my car.
It’s Franklin Street not Franklin Ave.