The 2021 MLS Cup winner hopes the stadium will form a central part of the major revitalisation of the area which was announced by New York City mayor Eric Adams in November and, according to the club, will be the city’s largest 100% affordable housing development for 40 years.
The proposals include housing, pedestrian-friendly streets, various retail and food outlets, a school, a hotel, over 40,000 square feet of public space and the new NYCFC stadium with adjoining concourse, which will provide a long overdue permanent home for the team.
NYCFC has been playing its home games at Yankee Stadium, the eponymous residence of the New York Yankees baseball team, since 2015. However, scheduling conflicts have often forced the MLS side to stage matches in New Jersey and Connecticut in recent years.
