New York City Soccer Club fans will no longer have to watch matches at Yankee Stadium because a brand new stadium is coming to Queens. The$780 million home for the club will have 25,000 seats.
A new stadium is set to bring soccer fans to Queens. Mayor Adams is expectedto announce the plans for the new NYCFC stadium that will be ready for games in 2027.The New York City Football Club has spent years searching for a home of its own.
Willets Point, an industrial section of Queens, is set to be transformed into a stadium for the club, so fans won't need to trek to Yankee Stadium to watch a match for much longer. On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams is expected to announce the plans for the stadium, which would have 25,000 seats. It would also be the first significant major league sports venue built in the city since 2012.
Officials say the New York City Soccer Club is paying an estimated $780 million to build the stadium. The project will also include a 250-room hotel and 2,500 housing units. The project aims to breathe new life into this industrial part of the borough made up of Citi Field, this new soccer stadium, and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, which hosts the U.S. Open.The stadium will be reportedly be finished in 2027.
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