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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Karen Matthews

New stadium for soccer's NYCFC to be built next to Mets home

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced plans Wednesday for a 25,000-seat stadium for Major League Soccer's New York City Football Club on an underdeveloped parcel of land adjoining the New York Mets' home.

The $780 million stadium, slated to open in 2027 in the neighborhood known as Willets Point, will anchor a 23-acre redevelopment project that will also include 2,500 units of affordable housing, a new public school and a hotel, officials said.

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