CREATE TABLE table_17851 ("Candidate" CLOB, "Background" CLOB, "Original Team" CLOB, "Age" FLOAT, "Hometown" CLOB, "Result" CLOB)

What background does the person from New york, New york, have?
SELECT "Background" FROM table_17851 WHERE "Hometown" = 'New York, New York'
SELECT "Background" FROM "table_17851" WHERE "Hometown" = 'New York, New York'