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Hurricane Sandy, Michael Bloomberg, New York, NYC Marathon, Super Storm Sandy, Tropical Storm Sandy
Mayor Michael Bloomberg bowed to public pressure today and canceled Sunday’s running of the 2012 ING New York Marathon….
…’While holding the race would not require diverting resources from the recovery effort, it is clear that it has become the source of controversy and division,’ the mayor said in a statement. ‘The marathon has always brought our city together and inspired us with stories of courage and determination. We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it….
Watch your back, New York. Bloomberg is not going to take this lying down. What is that spiteful elitist going to ban now?
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