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NYC Marathon: ‘Team for Kids’

NYC Marathon: ‘Team for Kids’

Andrew Wint stood on Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, on Sunday as the New York City marathon runners rushed by. He scoured the crowd searching for those wearing neon-yellow jerseys matching the one he wore.

November 2nd, 2009 | Features | Read More

NYC Marathon: What’s left behind

NYC Marathon: What’s left behind

Marathoners know how to run, but they also know how to leave behind a mess. Fortunately, cleanup teams know how to get rid of it.

November 2nd, 2009 | Features | Read More

NYC Marathon: A cheerleader in Central Park

NYC Marathon: A cheerleader in Central Park

Laurie Perlberg jumped up and down and clapped her hands as runners in the New York City Marathon breezed past her on the east side of Manhattan’s Central Park.

November 2nd, 2009 | Features | Read More

NYC Marathon: Industrial metal in Williamsburg

NYC Marathon: Industrial metal in Williamsburg

While most of the streets on the New York City Marathon route were lined with cheering spectators during the race, the streets of Hasidic Williamsburg were remarkably empty. But on the corner of Bedford and Division Avenues, Jose Toro helped to provide some much-needed energy for runners in the barren stretch.

November 2nd, 2009 | Features | Read More

NYC Marathon: A South Bronx fan

NYC Marathon: A South Bronx fan

Nydia Nieves stands in front of the Mitchel Housing Projects in the South Bronx every year to cheer on the marathon runners. Her shouts of “Go baby, go!” and “You can do it!” could be heard from across the street.

November 2nd, 2009 | Features | Read More

NYC Marathon: Cheers and prayers

NYC Marathon: Cheers and prayers

As runners strode to the 22 mark of the 26.2 mile New York City marathon, three women offered encouragement some might consider a godsend.

November 2nd, 2009 | Features | Read More

NYC Marathon: A youth sport, too

NYC Marathon: A youth sport, too

In Spanish Harlem, the largest cheering section at Sunday’s New York City Marathon wasn’t for any major international player: It was for a local youth running club, including an 18-year-old resident Emigdin Flores.

November 2nd, 2009 | Features | Read More

The Forgotten Navajo: Without the basics

The Forgotten Navajo: Without the basics

Harry Shorty lives in a 25-square-foot tarpaper shack, without the basics. He has no running water or electricity.

October 16th, 2009 | Features, Special Reports | Read More

The Forgotten Navajo: Keeping culture alive

The Forgotten Navajo: Keeping culture alive

The older generation yearns to hold onto authentic culture. Their children try, but western culture is a powerful lure.

October 16th, 2009 | Features, Special Reports | Read More

The Forgotten Navajo: The faces of Navajo Nation

The Forgotten Navajo: The faces of Navajo Nation

The people of Navajo Nation.

October 16th, 2009 | Features, Special Reports | Read More