Tight security — and a party — before the Brooklyn Half Marathon
25,000 runners expected
This Saturday’s Brooklyn Half Marathon is expected to attract 25,000 runners to a course extending from Washington Avenue to Coney Island. The race is also bringing bomb-sniffing dogs, bag checks . . . and a killer pre-race party.
At the New York Road Runners’ (NYRR) ongoing registration at the Tobacco Warehouse in DUMBO, runners must present government-issued photo ID to receive their race documents. Police cars are parked outside, while inside signs explain the meaning of alert-level flags: green for “good” conditions; yellow for “less than ideal;” red for “potentially dangerous;” and black for “extreme and dangerous – event cancelled.”
Most of the runners attending the “Brooklyn Half Pre-Party” at the warehouse on Wednesday and Thursday, however, were more interested in listening to music, munching on snacks and hanging out in the outdoor beer garden set up by sponsor New Balance.