2012 New York City Marathon Canceled After Becoming Lightning Rod For Criticism

All the misplaced resources to support an effete conceit for the mayor and the rest of the out of touch.
As a former 10K runner, a marathon is fine when all else is fine with the world, but not now.
No matter what, Bloomberg is still an idiot! m/r

2012 New York City Marathon Canceled After Becoming Lightning Rod For Criticism - WSJ.com
November 2, 2012, 

By ANDREW GROSSMAN and MATTHEW FUTTERMAN

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and organizers of New York City Marathon cancelled the race Friday amid growing concerns that holding the event would divert resources from cleanup efforts in the wake of superstorm Sandy.

Mr. Bloomberg had said as recently as early Friday afternoon that the marathon, scheduled to start Sunday morning, would go on and serve as a demonstration that the city was recovering from the storm and moving forward.

But other elected officials from around the city said holding it so soon after a major storm would be an insult to hard-hit residents still cleaning up and worried that it would get in the way of recovering from a storm that killed at least 41 people in New York City alone.

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