No, not the mayoral election. Sunday is the 54th New York City Marathon. Fifty thousand runners from all over the globe will be at the starting line, and thousands more New Yorkers will come out along the 26.2 mile course to cheer them as they attempt to finish what many consider the most challenging of the seven major marathons.

S ome fifty years ago a young lawyer representing a bank dropped by the office of New York City’s assistant comptroller with a question no one had bothered to ask before, about the “tax anticipation” bonds the city was issuing to cover its debt.

The race has garnered national attention as analysts say the outcome may influence policy priorities on critical issues.

Drop Dead” stunned the city at a time of budgetary peril. New York’s finances are far stronger today, but antagonism from Washington poses a fresh risk.

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Queens-native hip-hop icon and Drink Champs host N.O.R.E. — real name Victor Santiago Jr — will run his first marathon Sunday with his Run Champs run crew. The “Oye Mi Canto” rapper, 48, has been eagerly counting down the days to race day on Instagram.

More than five times as many people went to cast ballots on the first day of early voting Saturday in the New York City mayoral election compared to 2021, according to the city Board of Elections. Voters are deciding whether Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo or Curtis Sliwa will succeed Eric Adams — who won the 2021 race.

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday seeks to redraw the boundaries of the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, arguing that its current configuration unconstitutionally dilutes the power of Black and Latino voters.

At least three men, two disguised as construction workers, broke into a New York City home and drove off with a safe and jewels worth more than $3 million, authorities said Tuesday. The daring heist happened on Oct. 16 at about 2:20 p.m. ET near 160th Street and 84th Drive in the Jamaica Hills neighborhood of Queens, police said.

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