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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest To Be Held Without Fans

Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest will be held July 4 in Coney Island without a crowd due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The event is traditionally held on Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Brooklyn, N.Y., but will be held at a private location for 2020.

The event also plans to donate 100,000 hot dogs to the Food Bank for New York City.

"2020 has been a year for the history books, and the realization that this storied July 4 tradition would be able to occur, is a great feeling," Nathan's Famous senior vice president James Walker told ABC 7 in New York City.