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Entertainment, Environment, Fitness, Sports, Tourism, Tribeca

Keeping a New York Tradition Running

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The New York City Marathon got underway on Oct. 17, 2020. This year, much like many other aspects of life in the City, the traditional route was forsaken for a virtual form. Runners were encouraged to register for any 26.2-mile route of their choosing and complete it within two weeks.

The New York Road Runners, the umbrella organization responsible for the annual marathon, reported that more than 28,000 runners from 130 countries and all 50 states signed up for the modified race this year. Close to 21% of those registered were based in New York’s metropolitan region.

Sunday, November 1, would have been the 50th anniversary of the New York City Marathon. While runners didn’t traverse the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, where the run usually gets underway, they could still run through the track down Fourth Avenue and Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, across the Queensboro Bridge, and through Manhattan and the Bronx to the “finish line” in Central Park.

There were no street closures, supportive crowds, or aid tents, but many fans of the marathon did put up encouraging signs to show their support.

Fitness, NY Environment, NY News, Tourism, Transportation

Building a Better Bridge

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New York City has invited visionaries and strategists from around the world to help solve a truly NY problem: the notoriously overcrowded Brooklyn Bridge foot and bike path. The competition was officially launched in early February and is designed to raise ideas for alleviating the chronically clogged areas.

The Brooklyn Bridge and its pedestrians

The Brooklyn Bridge is an iconic tourist attraction with longstanding New York history and phenomenal views of Manhattan. The 137-year-old bridge sees an average of 16,500 pedestrians and 3,000 cyclists each day.

On several occasions (the most recent being New Year’s Eve 2018), the bridge became so crowded, forming a “human traffic jam,” and the bridge was temporarily closed. Clearly designated areas for pedestrians and cyclists are regularly ignored. Bikers have to maneuver around selfie-taking tourists and walkers have to be wary of distracted cyclists.

If you are an architectural, design, or engineering professional ages 22 and older or a young adults ages 21 and under with some good ideas for the walkway, submit them. And if you are a tourist visiting NYC in the near future, put the Brooklyn Bridge on your itinerary and see a part of New York’s glory.

Environment, Fundraising, NY Environment, NY News, Tourism, Transportation, Tribeca

Koalas Invade NYC

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Koalas are not just in New York’s zoos anymore. More than a few plush koalas have been affixed to landmarks across the borough as part of a cute campaign encouraging locals and tourists to donate to WIRES, the Australian wildlife rescue effort.

stuffed koalas across NYC and London

These fuzzy, flat-nosed creatures were placed by the New York office of Melbourne media outfit Cummins & Partners (as KoalasofNYC) in places like the Brooklyn Bridge, Tribeca, Central Park fences and benches, Soho, subway platforms, light poles, and fire stations. Each koala has a QR code printed on a tag that directs people to the fundraising page and reminds curious bypassers about the environmental and wildlife crisis in the wake of the 2019-20 brushfires. Koalas were also placed around London for the same purpose.

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New Year’s Eve in New York City

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Christmas has come and gone. But there is no doubt still that festive feeling in the air.  Perhaps it has to do with the super cold weather, or the mega store sales. Maybe it’s the fact that wherever you go you seem to come face to face with yet another spectacular Christmas tree, adorned with tinsel and lights, brightening up the entire area.  Because truly, even though the season comes but one time of the year, as B.B. King told us back in 1961, we can truly “let the good times roll.”

This year NYC seems to have outdone itself once more.  Even for those who don’t like to party so much, there’s nothing quite like Prospect Park’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display. Another non-party event is the wonderfully-guided Brooklyn Bridge Walk into the New Year.  What could be more awesome than seeing the new year in with that spectacular view?  Tours start at 10:30pm and are given in a variety of languages.

But now on to the parties.  NYC certainly has no shortage of bars and clubs and the managers there know how to throw a good party. Some ideas include: London’s Hot Chip + Simian Mobile Disco – a collaboration of “delicious disco beats with genuine heart and humor.”  Head out to Brooklyn’s Secret Project Robot for the annual Glitterballnyc NYE and party together with Joakim, DJ Shaif Laffrey  and Andi & Chase Smith.  For ravers who find themselves in NYC see the new year in with Rinsed, MeanRed, ReSolute and DJ Sprinkles among others.

And, if you partied a little too hard, there’s always the NYC Recovery Plan to get you back on track!