Just providing the water to runners is callous when some parts of the city don’t have clean water; in some cases they’ve been told boiling won’t make it drinkable.
Staten Islanders put it best when they said “we’re still finding bodies”...
That's human bodies. No mention of animal bodies, or of spoiled food and toxic chemicals that are mixed in with the water.
If I were in NYC, I would consider the running of the marathon to be an insult to those still homeless and without the necessities of life. Yes, marathoners might pitch in and help clean up afterwards, but they'll also be using critical resources.
Don't you just love Bloomberg: screw the people in his city who don't have electricity or clean water, but DAMMIT, NO ONE will drink a 32 oz. soda!