NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The New York City Marathon was held Sunday with heavy police presence as the massive event through all the five boroughs of the city was just days after a terrorist attack in Manhattan that killed eight people.
Neither the fear for another attack or the humidity brought by a light breeze could deter people -- New Yorkers and visitors -- from coming out and lining up the streets to cheer the marathoners on -- with cow bells and placards.
"It's really beautiful because this is honestly the worst nightmare for a terrorist -- that people from all nations and faiths get together, run, people of all backgrounds cheering them on, and it goes on schedule despite an attack in the same week. That is a message we'll send to the whole world," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told WABC-TV before the start of the marathon with about 50,000 runners.
"This race is one of the best examples to all the rest of the world about what is great about New York City and America."
Spectators say security is notably tighter than last year. Major intersections were blocked by police cars and runners are escorted by police vehicles. Police officers equipped with heavy weapons could be seen along the route. The New York Police Department also deployed extra-heavy "block trucks" to prevent vehicle attacks on crowds.
Despite heavy security and the fact the Tuesday's truck attack was the worst in the city since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the terrorist attack on the 2013 Boston Marathon, people came out en masse in defiance.
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