New York City

=== Sports ===
{{Main|Sports in the New York metropolitan area|Traditional games of New York City}}
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| caption1          = The [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open Tennis Championships]] in [[Flushing Meadows–Corona Park]] in [[Queens]]
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| caption2          = [[Citi Field]], also in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, has been home to the [[New York Mets]] since 2009.
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| caption3          = [[Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx]] is home to the [[New York Yankees]] and [[New York City FC]].
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New York City is home to the headquarters of the [[National Football League]],<ref>{{cite web |title = National Football League Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.National_Football_League.f36bd60db3fbcb01.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> [[Major League Baseball]],<ref>{{cite web |title = Major League Baseball Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Major_League_Baseball.690243a73fc37ae4.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> the [[National Basketball Association]],<ref>{{cite web |title = National Basketball Association, Inc. Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.National_Basketball_Association_Inc.9752d99632cf8a45.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> the [[National Hockey League]],<ref>{{cite web |title = National Hockey League Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.National_Hockey_League.6eb8cbd895fc6ce9.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> and [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Major League Soccer, L.L.C. Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Major_League_Soccer_LLC.0432cbf68c309307.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref>

New York City hosted the [[1984 Summer Paralympics]]<ref>[https://www.paralympicheritage.org.uk/new-york-1984-paralympic-summer-games New York 1984 Paralympic Summer Games], [[National Paralympic Heritage Trust]]. Accessed January 18, 2024. "The New York Games were set to run from 17th - 29th June and the Stoke Mandeville Games from 22nd July - 1st August."</ref> and the [[1998 Goodwill Games]].<ref>Bondy Filip. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/16/us/new-york-city-and-environs-land-goodwill-games-for-98.html "New York City and Environs Land Goodwill Games for '98"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 16, 1992. Accessed January 18, 2024. "New York City, New Jersey and Long Island were awarded the 1998 Goodwill Games last night, an intriguing but risky choice by the Games' selection committee. Six years from now, the area will be called upon to play host to thousands of international athletes and fans who have every right to expect upgraded athletic facilities and a convenient ride to the arena."</ref> New York City's [[New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics|bid]] to host the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] was one of five finalists, but lost out to [[London]].<ref>Zinser, Lynn. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/sports/othersports/olympic-committee-chooses-london-for-2012-summer-games.html "Olympic Committee Chooses London for 2012 Summer Games"],''[[The New York Times]]'', July 6, 2005. Accessed January 19, 2023. "London won the 2012 Olympic Summer Games on Wednesday in a surprising upset over the front-running Paris after ardent last-minute lobbying by Prime Minister Tony Blair..... The British capitalized on a desire to hold the Games in Western Europe and surpassed four finalists, including New York, which was knocked out in the second round of voting, earlier than most expected."</ref>

The city has played host to more than 40 major professional teams in the five sports and their respective competing leagues. Four of the ten most expensive stadiums ever built worldwide ([[MetLife Stadium]], the new [[Yankee Stadium]], [[Madison Square Garden]], and [[Citi Field]]) are in the New York metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web |author = Esteban |date = October 27, 2011 |title = 11 Most Expensive Stadiums in the World |url = http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/10/27/11-most-expensive-stadiums-in-the-world/ |access-date = September 2, 2012 |publisher = Total Pro Sports |archive-date = August 27, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120827201315/http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/10/27/11-most-expensive-stadiums-in-the-world/ |url-status = dead }}</ref>

The city is represented in the National Football League by the [[New York Giants]] and the [[New York Jets]], although both teams play their home games at MetLife Stadium in nearby [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite news |date = December 22, 2011 |title = Preparations Different for a Home-and-Home Contest |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/sports/football/for-giants-jets-game-metlife-stadium-preparations-differ.html?pagewanted=all |access-date = May 31, 2012 }}</ref> which hosted [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 26, 2010|title=Owners warm up to New York/New Jersey as Super Bowl XLVIII host|publisher=[[National Football League]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8184fc83&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true|access-date=May 27, 2010|quote=It's the first time the league has gone to a cold-weather site that doesn't have a dome{{nbsp}}... the NFL will wait and see how this foray into the great outdoors in winter goes. Then the league might OK another bid}}</ref>

The city's two Major League Baseball teams are the [[New York Mets]], who play at 41,800-seat Citi Field in Queens and the [[New York Yankees]], who play at [[Yankee Stadium]] in the Bronx, which has 47,400 seats.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/nyregion/stadiums-arenas-funding-nyc.html "So Many Seats, So Many Tax Breaks"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 11, 1028. Accessed January 18, 2024. "Yankee Stadium Location: Bronx Year Opened: 2009 Seats: 47,422. The stadium cost more than $2.3 billion to build.... Citi Field Location: Queens; Year Opened: 2009; Seats: 41,800. The project cost about $830.6 million with $134.91 million coming from the New York Mets, and $614.3 million in public money and tax breaks."</ref> The [[Mets–Yankees rivalry|two rivals compete]] in four games of [[interleague play]] every regular season that has come to be called the [[Subway Series]].<ref>[[Mike Lupica|Lupica, Mike]]. [https://www.mlb.com/news/subway-series-2023-a-time-to-hit-reset "Subway Series still as intriguing a ticket as there is in town"], [[MLB.com]], June 12, 2023. Accessed January 18, 2024. "You certainly know what it was like at the old Stadium and Shea, where the Mets and Yankees played a real Subway Series in 2000. Four games this time. Two at Citi. Two at the Stadium next month."</ref> The Yankees have won an MLB-record 27 championships,<ref>{{cite web |title = New York Yankees: Facts, History, Stats, and Resources |url = http://www.thefreeresource.com/new-york-yankees-facts-history-stats-and-resources |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120605211426/http://www.thefreeresource.com/new-york-yankees-facts-history-stats-and-resources |archive-date = June 5, 2012 |access-date = May 31, 2012 |publisher = The free sources }}</ref> while the Mets have won the [[World Series]] twice.<ref>{{cite news |date = October 8, 1986 |title = How Mets, Colt .45s Grew Up To Beat The Bullies |newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] |url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-10-08/sports/8603150967_1_astros-nl-east-amazin-mets |access-date = May 31, 2012 }}</ref> The city was once home to the Brooklyn Dodgers (now the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]), who won the World Series once,<ref>{{cite web |title = Dodgers Timeline |url = http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline01.jsp |access-date = September 22, 2008 |publisher = Los Angeles Dodgers |archive-date = July 4, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080704170220/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline01.jsp |url-status = dead }}</ref> and the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] (now the [[San Francisco Giants]]), who won the World Series five times. Both teams moved to California in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title = Historical Moments |url = http://www.dodgers-giants.com/ |access-date = May 31, 2012 |publisher = Dodgers Giants }}</ref> There is one [[Minor League Baseball]] team in the city, the Mets-affiliated [[Brooklyn Cyclones]],<ref>{{cite news |date = May 30, 2012 |title = Major League Baseball, Police Athletic League and the Brooklyn Cyclones to host free MLB Umpire Camp |newspaper = MLB Press Release |url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120530&content_id=32491896&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb |access-date = May 31, 2012 }}</ref> and the city gained a club in the independent [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball|Atlantic League]] when the [[Staten Island FerryHawks]] began play in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title = Introducing Your Ferryhawks!! |work = Staten Island Entertainment |url = https://ferryhawks.com/news/2021/11/17/Your_FerryHawks_2.aspx |access-date = November 18, 2021 |date = November 17, 2021 }}</ref>

The city's National Basketball Association teams are the [[New York Knicks]], who play at [[Madison Square Garden]], and the [[Brooklyn Nets]], who play at the [[Barclays Center]]. The [[New York Liberty]] is the city's [[Women's National Basketball Association]] team. The first national college-level basketball championship, the [[National Invitation Tournament]], was held in New York in 1938 and remains in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title = Postseason Overview |url = http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080724155001/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason.html |archive-date = July 24, 2008 |access-date = September 1, 2008 |publisher = [[National Invitation Tournament]] }}</ref>

The metropolitan area is home to three National Hockey League teams. The [[New York Rangers]], one of the league's [[Original Six]], play at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The [[New York Islanders]], traditionally representing [[Long Island]], play in [[UBS Arena]] in [[Elmont, New York]], but played in Brooklyn's Barclays Center from 2015 to 2020. The [[New Jersey Devils]] play at [[Prudential Center]] in nearby [[Newark, New Jersey]].

In soccer, New York City is represented by [[New York City FC]] of Major League Soccer, who play their home games at Yankee Stadium<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nycfc.com/schedule |title = nycfc.com |access-date = May 10, 2017 }}</ref> and the [[New York Red Bulls]], who play their home games at [[Red Bull Arena (Harrison)|Red Bull Arena]] in nearby [[Harrison, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |date = March 20, 2010 |title = Picture-perfect opening for $200M Red Bull Arena in Harrison |agency = [[Associated Press]] |url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/03/picture-perfect_opening_for_20.html }}</ref> [[NJ/NY Gotham FC]] plays their home games in Red Bull Arena, representing the metropolitan area in the [[National Women's Soccer League]]. [[Brooklyn FC (USL)|Brooklyn FC]] is a  professional soccer club based in that borough, fielding a women's team in the first-division [[USL Super League]] starting in 2024 and a men's team in the second-division [[USL Championship]] in 2025.<ref name="shared">{{cite web |title=Brooklyn FC reveal “shared identity” for USL Super League brand |url=https://www.uslsuperleague.com/news/2024/04/12/brooklyn-fc-reveal-shared-identity-for-usl-super-league-brand/ |website=uslsuperleague.com |publisher=United Soccer League |access-date=April 15, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> New York was a host city for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], with matches being played at [[Giants Stadium]] in neighboring [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.stadiumguide.com/fifa-world-cup-1994-stadiums/ |title = FIFA 1994 World Cup Stadiums – USA – the Stadium Guide }}</ref> New York City will be one of eleven U.S. host cities for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], with the [[2026 FIFA World Cup final|final]] set to be played at MetLife Stadium, which will be called "New York New Jersey Stadium" during the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-to-announce-host-cities-for-fifa-world-cup-2026|title=FIFA announces hosts cities for FIFA World Cup 2026|website=Fifa.com|access-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/096-24/mayor-adams-governor-murphy-celebrate-new-york-new-jersey-selection-host-biggest "Mayor Adams and Governor Murphy Celebrate New York New Jersey Selection as Host for Biggest Sporting Event in World History: FIFA World Cup 26 Final"], [[Mayor of New York City]] [[Eric Adams]], February 4, 2024. Accessed February 14, 2024. "New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy celebrated today’s announcement that the Host Region of New York New Jersey (NYNJ) was awarded the rights to host the FIFA World Cup 26™ Final and seven other matches throughout the tournament at New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.... Consistent with stadiums in other Host Cities, MetLife Stadium will adopt a new venue name for FIFA World Cup 26, New York New Jersey Stadium."</ref>

The annual [[US Open (tennis)|United States Open Tennis Championships]] is one of the world's four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis tournaments and is held at the [[USTA National Tennis Center|National Tennis Center]] in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens.<ref>{{cite web |title = US Open 2015 |url = http://www.usopen.org/ |access-date = July 6, 2015 |publisher = [[United States Tennis Association]] }}</ref> The [[New York City Marathon]], which courses through all five boroughs, is the world's largest running marathon, with 51,402 finishers in 2023, who came from all 50 states and 148 nations.<ref>Butler, Sarah Lorge. [https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a45760471/new-york-city-marathon-2023-by-the-numbers/ "New York City Was the World's Largest Marathon in 2023"], ''[[Runner's World]]'', November 7, 2023. Accessed January 17, 2024. "If you were one of the 51,933 people who started the New York City Marathon on November 5, chances are very high that you also finished it. According to New York Road Runners, 51,402 runners finished the marathon, a 98.9 percent completion rate.... They hailed from all 50 states and 148 countries."</ref> The [[Millrose Games]] is an annual [[track and field]] meet held at the [[Fort Washington Avenue Armory]], whose featured event is the [[Wanamaker Mile]].<ref>Metzler, Brian. [https://www.outsideonline.com/running/news/millrose-games-records-and-wanamaker-mile/ "The Famous Millrose Games Delivers Speed, Records, and the Wanamaker Mile"], ''[[Outside (magazine)|Outside]]'', February 13, 2023. Accessed January 17, 2024. "With his dominating performance in the Wanamaker Mile, Nuguse might have signaled a new era in the classic imperial distance — the quest for the world's first sub-3:47 mile on an indoor track.... In the final race of the 115th Millrose Games at The Armory Track & Field Center, Nuguse made it look relatively easy."</ref> Boxing is a prominent part of the city's sporting scene, with events like the [[New York Golden Gloves]] held at Madison Square Garden each year.<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/2021/12/31/daily-news-golden-gloves-amateur-boxing-tournament-may-return-in-2022/ "Daily News Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament may return in 2022"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', December 13, 2021. Accessed July 17, 2024. "Created by Daily News sports columnist Paul Gallico, the city's inaugural Golden Gloves was held in 1927 at Madison Square Garden and its ensuing popularity led to a wave of similar tournaments across the country."</ref>