Bloomberg should be ashamed.

The people have spoken. Let's hope they also voice displeasure over the last 4 years of Obama (if they can even get to the polls).

marathon sponsors have more sense than bloombust. the last thing a mcdonald's needs is to be seen sponsoring this fiasco while people starve.

ok. mr mayor. put your head back up the south end of your alimentary canal.

Cancelled by the organizers or by Mayor Bloomberg because he was shamed into it? Wait a sec, Bloomberg shamed? I betting the organization behind the marathon cancelled it.

It was stupid to not have cancelled it initially .

If you want to give the people of New York something to cheer about Bloomers you can arrange for everything that was going to be supplied to the runners, go to Staten Island. And tell everyone to vote for Romney.

Billionaires have no clue! Bet he has had power this whole time.

#4 probably hit on it. The organizers wanted the politicians to cancel it, but when the politicians didn't they bit the bullet and did the right thing, because not doing so would have been worse.

Who Cares!!!!!!!!!!

I think the effort to provide the runners and event staff with supplies embarrassed him and the Democrats. Lefty elitist hypocrisy isn't good for election outcomes.

If the sponsors get the food water and generators that would have been used for the marathon to Statten Island they are going to get a ton of good PR. Send a bunch of Big Gulps too.

What do you want to bet that the hungry people in storm-ravaged Staten Island threatened to stage a protest at the starting line?

Bloomberg and Obama are fools. Christie isn't that far behind.

How's this for the race baiters? Bush ignored New Orleans because it was mostly black, well Obama is ignoring NY because it is mostly white. Good for the Goose?

Doh!

Why did it take so long? This should have been done when it was clear where the storm would make landfall.

My guess is marathoners cancelled in huge numbers. What fitness freak wants to risk it all by running through streets filled with angry residents eager to settle a score with a bozo like Bloomberg?

Prayers for all who are suffering.

Politics vs ego......politics won.

There's no credit to be given when you have to be shamed into making a decision like this.

Some hotels had pledged not to force guests to leave for the marathon runners.. there would have been looting and riots when all the cops who patrol the streets were on marathon duty.

Too bad. If they held the marathon on Saturday, they certainly could hold simple elections on Tuesday. Now they have an excuse to cancel their election

Bloomberg is even more tone deaf and residing in a bubble than Obama. But he keeps getting elected
because most of his electorate is even more stupid and out of touch than he is.
Emphasis on "most". Obviously staff of L.com, NY Post and other citizens of Gotham see right through this mental and physical dwarf.

I guess Bloomers figured out that there were already enough people running around the streets of NY.

They always do this. Bloomberg given instructions to cover up for the mess Obama & Co has caused; then back track.

#11, those big gulps better not be more than 16oz. or Bloomberg will have them confiscated and the people fined.

Been said before here, but never more apt... Whatta bloomin' idiot!?

#3 is onto something. The marathon sponsors saw a PR fiasco coming and probably ordered Bloomberg to cancel.

Chicken Bloomberg sent his deputy mayor out to make the announcement.

Bloomberg was a doofus for even considering having the race.

I hate it for the people who have been training for this race for the last 5 months but this was the right call. It should have been made much earlier than now.

Mo comment. I'm too angry.

So angry there is nothing to compare it to. NO comment on bloomberg.

Will they try to "postpone" the election? This is tailor-made for some sort of scheme. If there are X million disenfranchised voters, that could swing an election.

I think about the difference in Mayor Rudy and Mayor Nanny....

Mayor Rudy was out in the streets with the people on 9/11.... Mayor Nanny makes his photo/op walk and retires to his mansion....

Wow -- New Yorkers -- wake up.....

Lift your cups of soda high....to no salt and no large soda containers. Of course -- you don't have gas for your cars and generators -- but -- take heart -- you've been saved from salt and cigarettes and soda....

LZK

In addition -- I agree with poster #31. The demorat slims are working over/time on a "legal" challenge to President Romney's win.

Watch out republicans -- the chicago boys play dirty...

LZK

So, when Pres.George W. Bush was critized for indebiting this country to clean-up NYC from the 9/11 travesty - NY'ers remained silent.....

When Pres. George W. Bush worked to establish the need to evacuate New Orleans before Katrina and no one listened - NY'ers' reprsenatives (PIAPS, Schlep-umer, etc.,) were heard to criticize the President Bush for "not doing" enough before the disaster....

And now in comparison.........{cue crickets}

ditto 13

"The marathon has always brought our city together and inspired us with stories of courage and determination," Bloomberg said in a statement.

Yeah... well, these are New Yorkers - who've lost loved ones, homes, even neighborhoods, and who are desperate for food, water and heat. I'm sure they would have drawn inspiration from those runners. Would they think of the runners, who were able to fly in and who would had have food, water, even portapotties provided to them during the race as real overcomers?

Mayor Doucheberg strikes again.
And he supports Obama.

He's going to lose popularity in the West Village too! No power yet and he postponed the Halloween parade! What's a queen to do???

Oh yes, keep going with the marathon! It is like the Roman Empire, Bread and Circuses!

The runners could have run over the bodies still being recovered on Staten Island.

I think it was the cover of the NY Post that shamed him into doing it -- a picture of two power generators parked in front of a large tent set up for the runners. While our citizens suffer from lack of electric, water, gas, and in many cases cars and homes.

Mayor Birdbrain missed a great opportunity! ... put the Marathoners to work! Hook up exercise bikes to produce electricity and have them supply some so of the much needed energy to help the poor NYers.

HA! I knew this was coming. What a maroon. What an utter fool of a maroon.

Along with my popcorn...

Time for a Soda Summit.
Big Gulp at Gracie Mansion.
The Big Gulp at Big Gulch.
Whaddevvah ya call it...

Let's hoist some 32 ounce sugar-saturated sippin' sauces and enjoy NCAA football, etc.

Not... a Pagan Celebration of Greek-Roman Marathon Lust from His "Loins."
Seeing the cancellation of His Loinness is the best revenge.

Reality has grabbed everyone by the lapels! As a result, Bloomberg is toast.