The most common complaint we hear from tourists is that they never have time to see enough of the City. Want the fastest way to see all of NYC? Try the New York City Marathon, where you can literally run through all five boroughs of the City in a single day! The course of the race, held this year on November 5th, covers all boroughs of New York : Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
85,000 professional and amateur runners are already scheduled to participate. And there may still be time to join them. While general applications for this year’s race are no longer being accepted, there is a special offer that is currently still available on the event’s official website (www.nycmarathon.org). A certain number of guaranteed entries are being held for participants who will agree to run the race as a means of raising money for one of the charities selected by the event. So you can not only have the thrill of running the marathon, but you can get the added rush of knowing that you are helping others. There are a limited number of these special slots left, so act quickly! For more details visit their website and click on “The Event/Charities”.
Fortunately, for those of us who want to participate but are not ready to run a marathon, there are sweat-free alternatives. Volunteers who are interested in participating in various aspects of the event operations should check out the site and click on “The Event/Volunteers”. In addition to being able to say they helped run one of the City’s most prestigious annual events, all volunteers will receive souvenir shirts and ponchos. Don’t want to run or work? You can also purchase tickets for the celebratory Finish Line Banquet at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. For ticket info and details, visit their website and click on “For Spectators”.
Or, free of charge, you can join the other two million New Yorkers and tourists who will be staked out at different locations all around the City to watch parts of the race. It’s a rare opportunity to see firsthand many Olympians and world class athletes, as well as to cheer for regular human beings who are making a superhuman effort and reaching for their personal best.
Marathon week in NYC is one of the busiest tourist times of the year. Fortunately, New York Habitat still has some great apartments, vacation rentals and bed and breakfasts available located by the marathon route. But, just like the marathon runners, New York accommodations are going fast! So click here to check them out and make your reservations today! Some apartments include:
A 1-bedroom apartment in Midtown East (NY-14783)
or
A 1-bedroom apartment in Midtown West (NY-14524)
