Despite the 5K and 10K races with a low turnout, I'd say the price of registration to enter the race was pretty reasonable. That's especially a bang for my buck for a 5K that does not have a huge crowd.

I am unsure about the course similarity to the Casino Bridge Run,

Lack of stations. Danger on course/roads. Not well organized. It can be fun when people dress for the Irish holiday, even though it is not a great course.

"This was a solid run. Challenging long uphill stretch through Prospect Park during the begining, and then an almost perfectly flat run thereafter. Most of the run is on Ocean Parkway, which isn't the most scenic or interesting part of Brooklyn, but it helped avoid an overcrowded feeling in