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5. Good, these people need a warm place to stay until they can get other accommodations.

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 01:20 PM

Nov 2012

Screw the runners.

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Staten Island hotel refuses to evict storm refugees for visiting marathoners [View all] meegbear Nov 2012 OP

A couple of people exercising some common sense. speedoo Nov 2012 #1

Awesome! nt msrizzo Nov 2012 #2

Drawing fire from marathoners shawn703 Nov 2012 #3

OK, say someone had a room booked Jimbo S Nov 2012 #20

Considering the circumstances, they should have called. liberal N proud Nov 2012 #21

Why isn't the marathon being cancelled? qanda Nov 2012 #6

Because Bloomberg just bought a new fiddle and is eager to play it. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #9

corporate sponsors will lose money bluemarkers Nov 2012 #14

Apparently marathon organization has insurance, I read. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #15

and they will be using it bluemarkers Nov 2012 #16

It has been LiberalElite Nov 2012 #17

Yes, this was a good decision qanda Nov 2012 #19

Another reason why the marathon needs to be postponed! NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #7

This was quoted in one of the comments on the article: tblue37 Nov 2012 #8

Hell, just postpone the race two weeks.... groundloop Nov 2012 #10

SCREW THE DAMN RUNNERS! dgraz007 Nov 2012 #11

Faith in humanity RESTORED! Kelvin Mace Nov 2012 #13

Absolutely positively the right thing to do! n/t LiberalElite Nov 2012 #18