Page 1,163 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) states: “The land conveyed under this subsection shall be used only as a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for any other public purpose consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’)…”
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Larry Doby Jr., Harold Reynolds, Omar Minaya, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh, CC Sabathia and Willie Randolph mark Hinchliffe Stadium s renovation.(Dan Cichalski)
PATERSON, N.J. For what may have been the first time in a generation, an audience stood at Hinchliffe Stadium for the national anthem on Wednesday.
Under a blue spring sky, Leon Moses from Paterson soul band The Kopestetics performed an a capella rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” to mark the official groundbreaking of a long-awaited renovation to one of the last remaining venues that once hosted Negro Leagues baseball. The hope is that the ambitious $94 million project which encompasses much more than the refurbishment of a sports arena will be completed in August 2022, and performances of the national anthem will become a regular occurrence.