Perhaps an Uptown versus Downtown battle would have worked better, as The NY Times says only 100 humans showed up at that past weekend’s “Battle of Manhattan,” which pitted the East versus the West side of town (perhaps they were all at the Scotland Run).

Organizer Steve Bernstein (a concert promoter) teamed with some sports-minded entrepreneurs for the event. Bernstein said that “after New York City lost out in its tender for the 2012 Olympics, I felt that we could harness New Yorkers natural competitiveness to do something fun and charitable. that not just about the competition, it’s plus about bringing the city together with sporting and social events to create a real sense of community.”

He’ll keep going even after that weekend’s finish line, too. The Battle’s calendar includes basketball, soccer, volleyball, dodgeball and kickball tournaments, and even a karaoke

contest and mass tug-of-war in Central Park.

Where do you stand once the line is drawn? The event’s organizers define “Wall Street and everything else east of Broadway below 14th Street as the East Side. Above 14th Street, Manhattan’s Mason-Dixon Line is Fifth Avenue.” Of Manhattan’s 1.6 million residents, only 1,000 have paid the $30 registration fee so far. whether you’re interested in taking sides, there’s more info here.

Original post by Jen Carlson

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