This Sunday, tens of thousands of runners will take to the streets of New York to compete in the New York City marathon. In spite of Hurricane Sandy, the event will proceed as planned, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Many Twitter users, however, say the event should be canceled or postponed. They argue that the resources used to support the marathoners (including police and water) could be better put to use helping those harmed by Hurricane Sandy.
37 confirmed deaths 19 in #statenisland but we are still having the NYC marathon fuck the #roadrunnersclub #bloombergsucks #hurrinecanesandy
— MeggyMac (@MeggyMac) November 2, 2012
The water that will be wasted by runners in the marathon has better uses in needy parts of NYC
— j. garry (@jimgar614) November 2, 2012
https://twitter.com/Cash___Logan/status/264159049543729152
Don't you think we should be thinking about Telethons and not Marathons? Come on East Coast! Mayor Bloomberg cancel the NYC 2012 Marathon!
— JoAnn Chaffardet (@jchaff327) November 2, 2012
https://twitter.com/DJD/status/264156513067732992
https://twitter.com/VennyCee/status/264159525102297088
https://twitter.com/LilyKLaLa/status/264156449175904256
Really NYC? Having the marathon this weekend is a good idea? You should postpone.
— Writer Leah Ingram (@theleahingram) November 2, 2012
A visual response to Mayor Bloomberg's decision to continue the NYC marathon after Hurricane Sandy: http://t.co/aF6Y06eZ (v @jmosloskie)
— Patrick deHahn (@patrickdehahn) November 2, 2012
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