Before the New York City Marathon route took runners through the city’s five boroughs, where was it run?

Before the New York City Marathon route took runners through the city’s five boroughs, where was it run?

A Staten Island
B Brooklyn
C Central Park

The first five NYC Marathons were run in Central Park. But New Yorker George Spitz suggested rerouting the marathon through the city to celebrate the 1976 US bicentennial. The marathon has traversed all five boroughs ever since.

The correct answer is Central Park.