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Originally Posted by jcyuhn
and read the NYRR does not use much in the way of police support, it's mostly volunteers now..
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Unfortunately, that's BS.
To make the run over 26 miles requires the closure of an estimated 500 streets. Many of these streets are manned by police officers to ensure that no traffic enters the "dead end".
If I walk the east side of Manhattan during the race, I could easily count over 100 officers in 20 city blocks. The contingent is probably less in Brooklyn and Queens, but have no doubt that the police requirement is far from insignificant.