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At NYC Marathon, Cowbells Are a Signature Sound. But Why?

Screaming fans and clanging cowbells have become the soundtrack to the New York City Marathon and to sporting events around the world.

© Graham Dickie for The New York Times

Fans at the 2025 New York City Marathon.
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The Five-Borough Route: The Beating Heart of the NYC Marathon

When the event’s five co-founders first proposed moving it out of Central Park, it seemed impossible. Much has changed in the sport and the city since that 1976 race.

© Paul Hosefros/The New York Times

Runners on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the 1976 New York City Marathon, the first to include all five boroughs.
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New York City Marathon Weather Forecast: Warmer Temperatures Than Normal

Thousands of runners will take part in the New York City Marathon on Sunday. Temperatures are expected to be unusually warm for November.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Runners in the New York City Marathon in 2022 faced unusually high temperatures.
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Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules

Ms. Comey, the daughter of James Comey, the former director of the F.B.I., worked for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs.

© Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Maurene Comey was an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan when the Trump administration fired her in July 2025.
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Can’t Afford a Home. Can’t Afford a Baby. Can’t Afford Life. This Is 30.

They’re trying to build middle-class lives in New York. But many 30-year-olds in the city feel worse off than their parents. Is it average adult angst? Or something more enduring?

© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

People in their early 30s make up the largest age cohort in the United States. They’re feeling priced out of adulthood.
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New York Archdiocese Close to Settling Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $800 Million

The Roman Catholic archdiocese might now avoid bankruptcy by reaching a settlement with 1,300 people who said they had been abused by clergy members and lay leaders.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan. The Archdiocese of New York includes Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island and several Hudson Valley communities.
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