Series CEO Alejandro Agag identified the iconic city as one of a raft of possible new hosts for the all-electric championship.

Agag will travel to the United States this month as part of a schedule that includes visiting the Middle East and Asia as he looks to lock down the 2016/17 calendar.

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"My dream is to race in New York," he told Autosport. "I'm actively working on a plan to race there.

"I can place the race at the end of season three, maybe.

"It will be difficult but it's not totally impossible we will do it in season three.

"It's very early days [but] we really need to start making choices now.

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"We have a good, interesting line-up."

Potential season-three races in Canada, Australia and Switzerland have been discussed over the last year, with other options on the table - including a December or January race in the Middle East.

The championship is set to increase its 10-event programme for next season, and existing host cities could be dropped to avoid going over a self-imposed limit of 12.

"One or two might fall out - Punta it's not clear we're going to continue, unfortunately," Agag said.

"I love going there. We have some conversations there but Punta is the main candidate [to be dropped].

"We have to make our mind up on Beijing - I'm inclined to keep it. Prioritising key markets makes sense.

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