New York City is set to have its first professional soccer stadium, reaching an agreement for a $780 million venue for MLS club New York City FC in Queens.
As reported by The New York Times on Tuesday and confirmed by Mayor Eric Adams and the club, the stadium will serve as the centerpiece for a new development in the Willet’s Point neighborhood, near Citi Field, home of the Mets.
The proposal calls for a 25,000-seat stadium, set to open by 2027. It will anchor a 250-room hotel in the area, along with 2,500 units of housing, compromising what is reportedly the city’s largest affordable housing development since the 1970s.
