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A fact from First Battery Armory appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 April 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a former armory in New York City later housed ESPN offices?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 16:16, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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... that a former armory in New York City later housed ESPN offices? Source: First Battery Armory (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. January 4, 2013; Bagli, Charles V. (July 9, 2018). "Disney Will Move New York Operations to Lower Manhattan". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that the First Battery Armory in New York City later became a television studio, then ESPN offices? Source: First Battery Armory (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. January 4, 2013; Bagli, Charles V. (July 9, 2018). "Disney Will Move New York Operations to Lower Manhattan". The New York Times.
- ALT2: ... that in the 1970s, the First Battery Armory was sold to the New York City government for $1, then became television studios? Source: Mifflin, Lawrie (March 5, 1976). "Estimate Board Okays Pact With Blue Cross". Daily News. p. 17; Reed, Jon-Michael (January 25, 1978). "Soap Opera Notes". Daily News. p. 107
- ALT3: ... that sports television network ESPN has offices in a former armory? Source: First Battery Armory (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. January 4, 2013; Bagli, Charles V. (July 9, 2018). "Disney Will Move New York Operations to Lower Manhattan". The New York Times.
- Reviewed: Vladlen Tatarsky

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:23, 31 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/First Battery Armory; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply

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Overall: @Epicgenius: Good article. waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:19, 31 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks for the review and sorry for keeping you waiting again. I've done a QPQ now. Epicgenius (talk) 13:31, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Approve. Onegreatjoke (talk) 16:29, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Times archive Bruxton (talk) 16:15, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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