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Originally Posted by billethkid
now that it is a few days old even Bloomberg has his priorities screwed up. He is diverting food, generators and police force from Statton Island (people with no food and no power and no homes left) to the NYC Marathon this weekend. Appeals to Bloomberg to cancel the event have been ignored.
That is totally unacceptable for the sake of those left with having to pick through garbage to get something to eat.
This is not meant to be political but just one more sad state of affairs those in need have to suffer.
btk
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There have been rumors all day that the marathon will be canceled, but haven't heard anything official. It's a very tough call. On the one hand everything you said is true, but on the other hand this is the largest marathon in the country. People come from all over the world and are probably in NYC already. People train for years to compete in this event.
Perhaps having the marathon as scheduled will expedite some of the relief efforts.