The New York City Marathon - scheduled for Sunday - was called off Friday due to lingering effects from Superstorm Sandy, the city's mayor said.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg had said earlier in the week the race would go on - despite transportation, power and other issues - contending, among other things, that businesses could use the economic boost the event provides.
But on Friday, he and the New York Road Runners issued a joint statement saying city officials and race organizers decided to cancel the race because they did "not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants."
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congrats to the fatties. now we can sit at home, drink 48 ounce sodas and watch football anyway. not like any of you complainers have helped in anyway....
Err....you're a complete idi*t.
You knucklehead, this is about having some respect for those who are still suffering from the storm. Think a little, next time.
I think you crave attention. Do you need a hug?
Good decision to call off the marathon. Focus on recovering first then worry about the fun stuff later. There is tons of work that needs to be done and it could be weeks, months, possibly years before all is back the way it once was.
Great decision – three days to late! So sorry, for all the participants who already arrived or are on their way!
They could have just changed in into a Parkour race.
LOL. Thank you Mayor Putin, oops, I mean Bloombluster. Now can I have my Big Gulp, please?
Better reelection strategy.
I can't believe they were even considering having this so soon after Sandy. New York has bigger things to worry about than a marathon.
Very true, they should ask the runners to now give their time to recovery efforts
My head is going to explode! They need to shut down the stock market and CNBC too!! Greedy traders in it for themselves once again trump runners raising money for victims.
Great decision
I'm grateful for the response of Bloomberg and Christie...and especially grateful for OBAMA!!!
Aha! Cancel the race late so you can still get the economic benefit of all the runners and guests who've managed to make it to NY so far. Well played mayor!
CNBC needs to be shut down now while bodies are still being recovered
Sounds like Bloomberg thinks New Yorkers are a bunch of rubes that should move to Nebraska.
We don't want you to move to Nebraska. You won't fit in..we are courteous to each other unlike NYC.
I think this is a very sound decision. Even though you specify that the marathon won't be diverting any resources away from the storm effort it is an extremely large distraction and you and I both know that policemen are going to have to be deployed everywhere in the city to put up barricades and security...do they just have policemen on standby right now not doing anything? I don't think so...
That's an excellent point Matt, I would think the resources needed to run the marathon are needed in other parts of the city presently.
nice of him to wait until everyone got to NY before he canceled, that way he can ensure everyone there will still be able to spend millions. Had he canceled it earlier in the week then all those people would not have come to NY, thus costing the city millions in lost revenue
Yeah, he values his future political aspirations too much.