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==Sports== In 1898, the [[Brooklyn Bridegrooms]] played two games at the West New York Field Club Grounds.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1898.shtml 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed June 19, 2015.</ref> The [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] played one game at the field in 1898 and four in 1899.<ref>Lowry, Philip. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Afo5vtVTz4wC&pg=PA241 ''Green Cathedrals''], p. 241. [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] USA, 2009. {{ISBN|9780802718655}}. Accessed June 19, 2015.</ref> In 2011, [[Formula One]] announced plans to host a street race on a {{convert|3.2|mi|adj=on}} in West New York and [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]] called [[Grand Prix of America]], which would begin 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, the most popular, technologically advanced and glamorous form of international motorsport, will hold a Grand Prix race on the banks of the Hudson River against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline in June 2013. If the current lineup of teams remains the same, that means 24 cars racing at 200-plus mph will let loose some 17,000 horsepower on closed-off public roads in Weehawken and West New York, N.J., in front of a crowd that, if expectations are fulfilled, would double the capacity of Yankee Stadium."</ref>
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