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New York City Marathon: East Harlem
This year for her first marathon, Glyptis and his daughters have been following Marilena at every stop possible to encourage her every step of the way.
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New York City Marathon: Harlem
Armed with a cowbell in one hand, she screamed advice to the runners that were slowed down by leg cramps and encouragement to those weary from the run as they pushed on.
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New York City Marathon: Upper West Side
A former electronics technician for the U.S Navy, Johnson is a disabled veteran who was no stranger to the demands of a marathon, finishing the race with flying colors, as well as two prosthetic legs.
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New York City Marathon: South Bronx
Though traditionally a quieter part of New York City, those exiting the 3rd Avenue - 138 Street subway station were met with the sound of live jazz and cheering as loud as the bright green uniforms worn by volunteers passing out water and bananas to runners.
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New York City Marathon: Staten Island
Park rangers and police officers were turning away people with without identification bands. In addition to Van Briesen Park, Fort Wadsworth itself was accessible only to runners, police officers, and park rangers.
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NYC Marathon: Long Island City, Queens
Every time the crowd’s cheers grew louder, signifying the arrival of another wheelchair athlete, the ex-Marine smiled. “This is what we’re fighting for,” he said.
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Race for Kids
By Wyatt Salsbury News package covering Race for Kids, an event put on by Youth Inc. and Royal Bank of […]
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NY People: Simone Assboeck, Dance Instructor
By Dale Isip Simone Assboeck describes her life as a dance instructor in New York City.
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The Fukushima Kids Summer Camp in New York
By Ugonma Ubani-Ebere The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant melted down in March 2011, and many families from that area, […]
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Canadians Living in New York Face Voting Restrictions
Special Voting Rules of the Canada Elections Act state that electors living abroad may vote by mail-in ballot only if they intend to return to Canada and they have “resided abroad for less than five consecutive years.”