by Emma Davey 
You likely already know, thanks to the myriad of “no parking” signs proliferating the neighborhood — the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon and Half Marathon will kick off in Greenpoint this Sunday April 24 at 7 a.m.
Participants will run a brand new course, starting at McCarren Park and finishing at Prospect Park. The course winds under the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges, offering views of the North Brooklyn waterfront.
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This is not right to the people who live in the Greenpoint community. The route goes down Manhattan Avenue to Commercial Street then down Franklin Street. You are boxing in a section of the neighborhood that has no outlet to get out of the area. These marathons are a scam as the organizers take a hefty chunk of your admission fee to run and only give a token of the proceeds to needy charities.