Editing Weehawken, New Jersey (section)

==Sports==
[[Formula One]] announced plans in 2011 to host a street race on a circuit stretching {{convert|3.2|mi}} in Weehawken and West New York called [[Grand Prix of America]], that was planned to have its first event in June 2013.<ref>Baime, A.J. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204777904576653552767815670 "Formula One Roars to Banks of Hudson"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', October 26, 2011. Accessed October 27, 2011. "Formula One... will hold a Grand Prix race on the banks of the Hudson River against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline in June 2013."</ref> The three-day event was anticipated to attract 100,000 people and bring in approximately $100&nbsp;million in economic activity.<ref name=2012HRProgress/> The 2013 race was dropped from the calendar, with Formula One President and CEO [[Bernie Ecclestone]] stating that the promoters were in breach of contract and that new proposals from other parties would be welcome.<ref name="breach">Staff. [http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/new-jersey-grand-prix-organizers-breach-contract-says-ecclestone "New Jersey Grand Prix organizers in breach of contract says Ecclestone"], ''[[Autoweek]]'', December 23, 2013. Accessed March 6, 2018. "Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the organizers of the proposed Grand Prix in New Jersey are in breach of their race contract and have not paid him since signing the agreement in 2011. Speaking to Autoweek over lunch in London, Ecclestone also said that several groups are considering whether to take over the race from the current management to ensure that it goes ahead. The race, known as the Grand Prix of America, is planned to run on 3.2-miles of public roads in Port Imperial, a district in the New Jersey towns of West New York and Weehawken."</ref> The race was repeatedly added then removed from future Formula One provisional calendars, and dropped completely from the provisional calendar by 2016.<ref>{{cite press release|title=World Motor Sport Council 2014 – Beijing|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|date=September 4, 2014|url=http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-2014-beijing|access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref>