NY Marathon Cancelled

[ksoze]

Just announced on Hardball

[elehhhhna]

1. bloomer made a fool of himself with that deal.

business before people. totally republican mentality.

[mnhtnbb]

2. Just heard it on TWC. Finally.

[zappaman]

3. So, the terrorists have won...

[DLnyc]

11. Good one!

The hurricanes have won?

[Yul A]

23. Hurricanes are just Terrorists disguised as Weather!

But this is a good decision.

[DLnyc]

28. Yes, good decision.

Diverting resources to block off streets for runners not would not have been a good idea here right now.

Also, massive generators powering cozy tents for media while hundreds of thousands are without power and many without good shelter just would not have helped emotions much here.

[NV Whino]

4. They could change to a swim meet

[flamingdem]

24. They could help clean up the city in record time!

Gd. lk w tht

[BeyondGeography]

5. The right call

[customerserviceguy]

6. Good

Maybe the generators, food, water, etc. that would be expended on a bunch of people who run for fun can be supplied to people in need.

[texasmomof3]

12. totally agree! n/t

[DLnyc]

14. Absolutely

Move the generators, tents, food and water to Staten Island where they need them!

[B2G]

7. Damage to Bloomberg already done.

[lolamio]

8. Definitely the right thing to do. eom

[fugop]

9. Had to do it but...damn.

Another huge hit to the city financially speaking. Hope they can reschedule.

[sabrina 1]

15. They have insurance to cover this. And the city could stop spending money on the militarization

of the NYPD to brutalize peaceful protesters and stop and frisk minorities, among some of their other very expensive enterprises. All those robo cop uniforms and other military gear, how much money did they spend on that?

How much did they spend on attacking OWS eg? How much overtime did they pay the NYPD to police Muslim Americans for ten years with zero results other than to deprive them of their rights?

There's no shortage of money in NYC, it's where they choose to spend it.

[malaise]

10. The discussion on WPIX is truly amazing

They are saying he can't handle the damage for his legacy - public opinion was stronger than his arrogance.

Too good.

[dsc]

13. what about NFL and NBA games?

Should those be cancelled too? If not, why not? What about Broadway?

[sabrina 1]

16. Where are they being played? Will they use up resources needed for life-saving

rescue efforts? If so, then yes.

[dsc]

17. the Jets and Giants play in the Meadowlands (NJ)

while the NBA plays at Madison Square Garden (Knicks) and Brooklyn (Nets)

[sabrina 1]

18. Thanks.

It should probably be up to the people who are most affected. The Marathon would have drained resources from the rescue efforts especially on Staten Island and the people there made it clear what they felt about it.

[dsc]

19. It could have been moved off of Staten Island

since it apparently only began there. I don't see why this event would have taken all that many resources. I understand that marathons normally have watering stations etc but they could have just said, run the race but no watering stations etc.

[sabrina 1]

21. They would have needed over one thousand cops, firefighters, clean up crews

and since many of the hotels on Staten Island are now housing people who lost their homes, it would have created a real problem to remove them in order to honor the reservations people had made there. Not to mention they had to bring a huge generator with them, most likely to bring power to those hotels, which seemed wrong somehow when it could have been used for something more important, such as the saving of lives.

It simply wasn't a good idea considering the disruption right in the middle of the disaster area.

19 people so far have died on Staten Island, more in the City itself. People are in mourning, and they do not know how many more bodies they may find. It's just not a good atmosphere for a party atmosphere right now.

It would have been better to postpone it, not necessarily cancel it. But with the loss of life rising, it's hard to see why one day like this is so important.

[former9thward]

22. Run without watering stations???

26.2 miles? How many thousands do you want to die? Posted by someone who must have never ran in their lives.

[dsc]

25. they would have to carry their own water

ideal, no but it is hard to do anything ideal in NY now.

[former9thward]

26. Anyone who has ran a marathon would be laughing at your post.

No, you can't carry your own water. You use alot more than you could carry. It was insane to try and run the marathon this soon after the storm. If you can't do it right then don't do it.

[dsc]

31. It would come down to tradition vs running it right.

There is one compromise measure. Raleigh NC has its marathon on Sunday. I am sure we wouldn't mind having the New York athletes down here.

[former9thward]

32. I have never ran in Raleigh although I am sure it is beautiful.

But running the NYC marathon has been my best experience. Going though all the different boroughs, across the bridges, finishing in Central Park and the thousands of people cheering you on practically the whole way. I have never had that experience in any other marathon I have run. (I am not a NYC resident. I am from Chicago and have run that marathon about a dozen times. It is very boring unfortunately.)

[dsc]

33. ours would likely be pretty boring

not sure where it runs but our downtown isn't all that impressive.

[oberliner]

20. Heat not sure they should be playing in New York

''If we're in a car and we're in traffic for three hours, what are other people who are really affected by this, what are they doing? How are they getting around, how are they moving, et cetera?'' Wade said after the Heat's morning shootaround at Madison Square Garden.

''So it was just like, come on man, we shouldn't be here to play a basketball game. If anything, we should be here to do something to help the city.''

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/heat-not-sure-playing-york-172736839--nba.html

[former9thward]

27. Wade is clearly smarter than Bloomberg.

[oberliner]

30. No argument here

They should've called off the game and anonymously donated money to relief efforts.

[greytdemocrat]

29. An easy call

That took way too long.