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New York City Marathon

The New York City Marathon is an institution in NYC and is held annually on the first Sunday of November every year. The assault of the hurricane Sandy on NYC and vicinity in 2012 put a damper on things and after a controversial decision to hold the marathon, Mayor Bloomberg decided to cancel it. I can not say which was the right decision because the conditions in Staten Island, where the marathon starts, and in low lying areas of New York City, are quite dismal and holding a marathon which takes up considerable resources from the city government, just didn’t seem appropriate.

I would like to present a few pictures from the New York City Marathon I shot in 2002 to remember this great event and educate those who don’t know what it is.

Please click thru to see the pictures.

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