| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ING | Multinational bank that sponsored the New York City Marathon |
| ING | Company that sponsors the New York City Marathon |
| ING | Financial services company that sponsors the New York City Marathon |
| WAITZ | Nine-time winner of the New York City Marathon |
| VERRAZANO | Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon |
| KIPSBAY | Site of a 1776 battle that gave New York City to the British |
| upstate | the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, esp. the northerly part of New York State |
| palisades | Cliffs that line the western side of the Hudson River, in New Jersey and in New York, beginning across from New York City in New Jersey and extending north to Newburgh in New York |
