Thursday, November 1, 2012

☞ INTRODUCING: New York City Marathon 2012

UPDATE:  THE MARATHON HAS BEEN CANCELLED: Sunday, November 4th, Starting 10:40 AM, The New York City Marathon viewing at Marcus Garvey Park.  It has been confirmed that the New York Marathon will proceed as usual for this weekend and the best place to see the event in Harlem is along Mount Morris Park West in the 120s.  So mark your calendar for this year's spectacle that will have participants running through all the boroughs. Check out the entire route and the official website: LINK.

Harlem is one of the last legs of the race so the runners are always happy to get encouragement from the crowd towards the end of the course.
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6 comments:

  1. GGNovember 1, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    I normally love the marathon, and am generally a Bloomberg fan, but I wonder if running the marathon on Sunday is really the best use of police and fire resources?

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  2. AnonymousNovember 1, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    Bloomberg has handled the Sandy disaster very well, but proceeding with the marathon is a huge mistake. Roads are already closed around the area because of the storm and our police and city workers need to concentrate on getting the city back to normal not diverting resources to crowd control and policing during the marathon. I understand we want to put on a proud resilient face after the storm, but this makes no sense.

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  3. GuestNovember 1, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    Don't forget that a lot of people, particularly hourly workers, have been missing a lot of work. The marathon brings a lot of tourist money into the city - hotels, restaurants, families or runners who stick around to do some sightseeing. Part of recovery is getting businesses and workers back on their feet. To me this is less about putting on a good face than generating income for New Yorkers.

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  4. HarlemBBCNovember 1, 2012 at 2:32 PM

    I get what he is trying to do, show the resilience etc of NY; but I think until people have power back we should not go ahead with the race. With that said $400 million is a huge hit to take.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 1, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    I understand the money lost, but I'm worried what might happen if the logistics are still not normal; no power downtown, trains not running downtown, tunnels still closed, and then diverting so many resources to the marathon instead of to the recovery.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 2, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Finally common sense prevails. The marathon is cancelled.

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