I'll be running it again this year (last year was my first) ...I HIGHLY recommend it. It's an amazing experience ...the race, the prescence, Steven Siller's family ...all makes for a race like no other. I live in Manhattan so I've just taken the subway and will do the same this time around. The start area is near a school and neighborhood so parking won't be a problem but the finish is near the WTC and might make for a tough time getting back to Brooklyn post-race. I'd suggest coming into Manhattan ...are you near NJ Transit? And take the subway out to Brooklyn and then back to Penn Station after the race.

Let me know if you have other logistics questions ...glad to help out in any way I can.