What is Bloomberg thinking?

[adpimiz]

I'm not sure where I stand on this issue. I can see why he wants the marathon to go on - people have traveled from all over the world to be in NYC for the marathon, and it is something positive that New Yorkers can focus on during this mess.

However, marathons are extremely strenuous. Some people are going to probably faint or become injured. For the marathon to go on, it will have to be policed and there will have to be EMTs and ambulances on duty in case someone needs medical care. I don't think that police officers and EMTs should be focusing on a marathon over millions of people who are homeless, without power, without food, needing medical care, etc.

[Munchkin03]

He's probably thinking that it's less convenient to cancel or postpone it than to go through with it. There's also an economic boost for the city with this thing, something that the city will need desperately.

I see both sides of the debate, and as someone who is actually impacted by either decision--I have no opinion.

I'm more concerned that this is more of a push on Bloomberg's part to show people that New York bounces back. But to have runners literally run through destroyed neighborhoods isn't resilience, it's insensitivity. It takes time to recover, and I'd rather things go a little slowly if it means that there aren't any setbacks.