posted November 03, 2012 08:56 AM            

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Anger toward the mayor and marathon officials mounted throughout Friday after a New York Post cover depicted two massive generators devoted to powering the press tent in Manhattan, while many citizens on Staten Island and the outer reaches of Queens remained in the dark. Even runners themselves, who had traveled long distances to participate, felt deeply conflicted when they saw long lines for gas on Manhattan streets. The death toll from the storm has increased throughout the week as more bodies have been recovered in houses, and Staten Island officials called the emergency response a "disgrace."

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Should have the 400 known gennys and many port-a-potties, bottled ect. water go to devastated victims of Sandy or be used in the NYC Marathon?

Personally, once the devastation was known, it should have been canceled immediately. Do not pass go...
But it`s politics and the dollar talking, right Mayor B?

May the healing and recovery be swift and certain.

posted November 03, 2012 07:22 PM            

so, yeah, definitely right to cancel it. and fairly marie-antoinette to think it would uplift the city. hopefully all the portapotties, water, whatever supplies and personnel that would have been at the marathon should be wending their way to people going without.

i am relieved he saw sense!

BUT while there is not really anyway to prepare for the demolishment of your home, this storm was well heralded. a radio host i was listening to sunday said his email box was full of people asking what they could do to prepare for it, and his answer was, basically, you're a little late. he has been urging disaster prep for years...

most of the people i know either went to stay with relatives or seriously covered the bases before the storm hit. some of them are without power...but they have fires in their fireplaces and ice in their fridges!

one woman i know who has been living in one of long island's famed mansions for 50 years no longer has a house. the place was built to last, too. she got it for a song but there will be no replacing it, a relic of the gilded age...which no amount of insurance will bring back. at least she got herself out of there before panic time.

as my cousin(in nj) pointed out this is an object lesson in how dependent we are on electronics, fossil fuels, and urban services.

posted November 03, 2012 07:41 PM            

That said, I think some people want to continue it as a symbolic expression that their spirit can't be broken and they'll stay the course no matter what. Some people are impressed with that attitude and so allowing the marathon to go on as scheduled is a testament to that. Obviously, I prefer adaptability and helping those who got knocked down first.

posted November 03, 2012 07:48 PM            

Mayor B likened the marathon to the 9/11 "the show must go on" attitude. That was what, 6 weeks after the devastation of the Twin Towers? Enough time for a miniscule regrouping and no one was cold,hungry , homeless and without...