"As chief event production officer, Metellus is responsible for the logistics and coordination of race day activities. He leads event management teams, experiential events, youth events, safety and security and even oversees warehouse operations. Hosting the marathon isn't a one-time engagement between NYRR and various city agencies, but rather a year-round coordination effort with Citywide Event Coordination and Management, the Transportation Department, NYPD operations, the MTA and several other agency partners to produce over 60 Road Runners' events."
"I think the question is better asked: what city agencies aren't involved? It's totally a citywide, statewide, even federal-wide effort, Metellus said. The agency roll-out gets larger and larger when we get closer to execution. The Sanitation Department coordinates with the DOT and NYRR operations to monitor conditions on the course year-round. There is a patch team that goes out and does some patchwork along the route, Metellus said."
Ted Metellus serves as race director and chief event production officer, overseeing logistics, event management teams, experiential and youth events, safety, security, and warehouse operations. The marathon relies on continual coordination with Citywide Event Coordination and Management, the Transportation Department, NYPD operations, the MTA, the Sanitation Department, and other agency partners to support over 60 Road Runners' events. Agencies monitor and repair course conditions year-round, deploy patch teams, shift route and traffic equipment, and issue construction notices that could affect the race. Preparations intensify in the days before the event, including overnight builds on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
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