Politics
On Marathon Sunday, Go to Carnegie Hall. Or See a Dog Movie.
Nov. 3 is the date for the big race, but there are other things going on. It’ll just be a little harder to get to them.
Good morning. It’s Friday. We’ll look at what else will be going on as thousands of runners pound their way from Staten Island to Central Park in the New York City Marathon on Sunday. We’ll also look at an audit that found management problems in an important rental assistance program.
Credit…George Xigos
Dionysis Grammenos knew what he was in for when he said yes. Tracie Hotchner did not.
Grammenos is the founder of the Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra. He said yes to a performance date at Carnegie Hall.
Hotchner is the founder of the NY Dog Film Festival. Her yes was to a date for a screening at the Village East by Angelika, in the East Village.
For both, the date was Nov. 3, the day of the New York City Marathon.
“It’s almost ludicrous,” Hotchner said.
But this is New York. There’s always a lot going on. So they are not worried that seats will go empty because people who could be in their audiences will be out tackling the 26.2-mile course through the five boroughs, or will be cheering on the runners, or will be stuck in traffic, if they live outside the city and disregard advice to take public transportation to Manhattan.
