This is a case study in how to turn a tough decision into a fiasco. Bloomberg delayed the decision until thousands of participants had flown in from all over the country, and a fair number from around the world. Not to mention a goodly number of friends, relatives, and spectators. The timing was tough, but the decision should have been made Wednesday.
He didn’t delay the decision. He decided it was on. And then the storm of popular objections broke over him, helped by the NY Post cover yesterday. He knew the city would be in deeper financial trouble if the race went on, with all the lawsuits from the runners who might be attacked by the people.
The whole thing was not pretty, as everyone always says.