State Police to help with Long Island Marathon security
Runners start the 2012 Long Island Marathon in Eisenhower Park on May 6, 2012. Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
Cuomo and State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico said they will provide troopers "and other resources" -- including police dogs, added communications capabilities and access to a state police helicopter -- to aid Nassau County police in securing weekend events.
Those events include 1-mile, 5K and "fun run" races Saturday and the 10K, and half and full marathons on Sunday.
"In light of the recent tragedy at the Boston Marathon, it is important we increase security efforts to keep participants in this weekend's Long Island Marathon safe," Cuomo said in a statement.
A Cuomo administration official declined to detail the number of troopers who will staff the marathon, or the cost to the state, but said it would be a "significant detail."
D'Amico said troopers have held several planning sessions with Nassau police to devise a cooperative security plan.
Only registered participants will be allowed into the starting line area on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard near the Nassau Coliseum Sunday.
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