Community News · New York, NY
NYC Marathon Sunday Nov 1; Art Events in Lower Manhattan
The TCS New York City Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, November 1, with broadcast starting at 7 a.m. on ABC 7 and the first wave leaving Staten Island at 8 a.m.; no street closures affect Downtown. The Canadian government gifted two red maple trees to City Hall Park as part of a nationwide acknowledgment of the U.S. 250th birthday. A gallery exhibition featuring Maki Katayama and Hikari Ono, organized by Richard Aldrich, opened Friday evening at Bortolami, 39 Walker, and runs through December 19. An art-and-boxing event titled "CHAMPIONS: Blood, Sweat & Art" is set for Saturday, November 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Trinity Boxing Club.