NEW YORK — The MTA is hungry for money, according to angry runners and some local leaders. They’re growing outraged over the transit authority wanting to charge extra fees for the TCS New York City Marathon.
The marathon is one of J. Solle’s favorite annual events, and now they’re getting ready to run their third. But something new, a possibly surcharge my lesd to a pricey race.
“Everyone wants to be part of the celebration of the New York City Marathon and we should do what we can to increase that and not make it more restrictive,” Solle said.
The MTA now wants to charge New York Road Runners, which puts on the world-famous marathon, $750,000 per year, claiming that’s how much it loses in toll revenue when the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is closed to cars for the race. The MTA said in a statement, “Taxpayers cannot be expected to subsidize a wealthy non-government organization.”
Race officials say that could mean an increase to entry fees. Right now, non-members pay $315 and members, $255.
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