Harlem 5K

Join us on the second Saturday of Harlem Week for the Harlem 5K Run Honoring Mayor David Dinkins. Harlem Week is an annual celebration of the best of Harlem taking place this August.

In partnership with the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, the Harlem 5K honors the life and contributions of Mayor David Dinkins, who served as the mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993 and was the first African American to hold that position. Dinkins died in November 2020 at the age of 93.

Runners will start on Edgecombe Avenue at West 136th Street and will proceed north until they take a left on West 139th Street.

Runners will then take a right onto St. Nicholas Avenue, proceeding north until West 155th Street, where they will make a U-turn heading south on St. Nicholas Avenue. Runners will take a right on West 141st Street uphill and a left on Convent Avenue heading south through City College.

From there, runners will take a left on West 135th Street, a right down St. Nicholas Terrace and a left onto West 127th Street. The final stretch will have the runners taking a left turn back onto St. Nicholas Avenue, proceeding north to the finish line at West 138th Street.