New York Road Runners says 61,146 people finished the November 1 New York City Marathon, making it the first marathon to exceed 60,000 finishers. Its November 2 announcement lists 61,529 starters and participants from 153 countries.

There was another milestone off the results sheet. The organizer's Official Charity Partner Program had surpassed its $100 million fundraising goal before race day, supporting more than 670 nonprofit organizations.

These are the organizer's figures as of November 1, subject to final race-scoring verification. The race has already happened; the story today is the scale of participation and giving it brought together. One city's very long Sunday became a shared achievement for tens of thousands of people.

Source published November 2, 2026.

The NSW Parliament's official record lists the Great Koala National Park reservations bill as passed by Parliament on October 23. Both houses approved the legislation, advancing the plan to bring forest land into the state's conservation estate.

The bill's introduction described more than 178,000 hectares of state forest and other Crown lands proposed for reservation. This is an addition to protected land, rather than a claim that all of the planned park would be newly created habitat.

There is a procedural qualification: the bill page checked on November 3 still lists its status as awaiting assent. Parliamentary passage is the verified milestone here. We are not treating that record as proof that every legal step, park boundary or visitor facility is complete.

Source published October 23, 2026 passage record; checked November 3, 2026.