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People Really Love NYC on Marathon Sunday — Because There Are No Cars!

The annual New York City Marathon reminded us again what a car-free city could be like.

By Gersh Kuntzman

7:50 AM EST on November 5, 2018

People Really Love NYC on Marathon Sunday — Because There Are No Cars!

Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

The annual New York City Marathon reminded us again what a car-free city could be like.

We weren’t alone in enjoying the empty streets around the marathon route. Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. created a short tribute to the mostly empty Queens Plaza:

Want to see what the streets around the Queensboro Bridge look like on #NYCMarathon #MarathonSunday vs the other 364 days of the year? It's a stark difference. We need to start considering humans more, cars less. @StreetsblogNYC @BrooklynSpoke @TransAlt @880CitiesOrg @Gothamist pic.twitter.com/91hssN9I2F
— 𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 (@RebrandDriving) November 5, 2018

So many other New Yorkers were equally inspired. Here’s Phil Leff in Manhattan:

https://twitter.com/philipleff/status/1059195986310905857

And Doug Gordon in Brooklyn:

https://twitter.com/BrooklynSpoke/status/1059136749895585792

https://twitter.com/BrooklynSpoke/status/1059056464982085633

And Elliot Sperber in Brooklyn:

https://twitter.com/elliot_sperber/status/1059123018050478082

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Gersh Kuntzman

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.

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