http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/143597/manhattan-boro-president-calls-on-bloomberg-to-cancel-nyc-marathon-following-sandy.html Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:49:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.9 http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/143597/manhattan-boro-president-calls-on-bloomberg-to-cancel-nyc-marathon-following-sandy.html#comment-275065 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:16:33 +0000 http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/?p=143597#comment-275065 It’s about time someone was courageous enough to speak up.
Yesterday, in the news there was talk that Mayor B planned to keep the marathon on schedule. Someone compared it to the marathon following 9-11,(which incidentally took place several weeks as opposed to days later)which proceeded as scheduled. In that instance there was good reason to show terrorists that they won’t succeed in getting us down. However, in our current situation, if he decides to proceed as scheduled perhaps the Mayor is trying to show G-d the same thing. Remember, this is the same man who is trying to tamper with the centuries old laws of Bris Milah.
In addition, when finances are so tight that many vital services are being cut, and the cost of repair & restoration from the storm are added maybe the marathon is something we can do without & spend our monies and energy in a more sensible & necessary way!!!

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