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The TCS NYC Marathon Live From the Pulaski Bridge.USPA-News.com coverage by photojournalist M. Nuri Shakoor
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Location: Pulaski Bridge, Queens NY



 Another exciting year for the Tata Consulting Services (TCS) New York City Marathon, as the competitors entered the borough of Queens over the Pulaski Bridge which connects the neighborhoods of Greenpoint in Brooklyn and Hunters Point in Queens. This is one of the best locations to greet the runners as they are coming over the bridge. "Welcome to Queens", the proud residents shout from the sidelines, to encourage the runners that they are halfway to the finish line at this point. The marathon participants are both competitive and celebratory at this point in the race, and some even stop to have their pictures taken for the many media and press photographers awaiting their arrival.



The first runners to cross the bridge were the elite women, led by the eventual race winner…

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Images provided by M. Nuri Shakoor, photojournalist for USPA-News.com