Before he scored a stunning victory over Andrew Cuomo, the 33-year-old campaigned through the five boroughs—on foot.

Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation in New York to expand health care services for athletes, allowing out-of-state ...

It is the second year in a row that a heat wave has hit the New York City region earlier than usual, as global warming is projected to worsen heat waves and make them more frequent, climate experts ...

In the 1970s, she made history while running in Boston and New York. She later fought to get a women’s marathon into the ...

Very few events can capture the city’s collective attention, but the TCS New York City Marathon — which twists and turns through all five boroughs — is one of them.

Kuscsik won the women's division of the Boston Marathon in 1972, the first official year women were allowed to enter the ...

Nina Kuscsik, the first woman to win the Boston Marathon, died at age 86. Per her obituary, Kuscsik died of respiratory ...

He represented the lofty as well as the low. His credits included the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest and the obligatory ...

In 1971, Kuscsik (2:56:04) and Beth Bonner (2:55:22) became the first two American women to run a marathon in under three hours at the New York City Marathon. She then won that same event in ...

Ms. Kuscsik, who competed in more than 80 marathons over four decades, was in the forefront of the push to end the ...

In 1970, Kuscsik was the sole woman participant in the inaugural New York City Marathon, according to her obituary ... It was a day that won't soon be forgotten, with four major sporting events set ...

She was also the first woman to enter the New York race, in 1970, and was one of the “Six who Sat” – six women who refused to start the ’72 New York City Marathon for 10 minutes to protest ...