New York City experienced a historic event this Thursday after The municipal council will approve, by vote, the construction of the new stadium for New York City FC and with it, the largest affordable housing development project in the last 40 years in Willets Point.
With this initiative, which was promoted by the Queens Development Group (QDG), which is composed of Related Companies and Sterling Equities, in collaboration with Councilmember Francisco Moya and the NYCFC, It is expected to boost the economy and development of the city, and create thousands of jobs.
This will be the entrance of ‘El Cubo’, a project for the new New York City FC stadium.Credit: NYCFC | Courtesy
Precisely these were some of the points that Mayor Eric Adams highlighted in his first statements after the approval of the project, in which He described this achievement as “the goal of the century” and recalled that this will be the first purely soccer stadium in the city.
“The goal is housing, and after today’s vote in the city council, I am proud to announce that we have scored the goal of the century. We are bringing 2,500 units of affordable housing, 14,000 square meters of public outdoor space, thousands of good-paying jobs and the first stadium specifically designed for soccer to a neighborhood in Queens once known for its junkyards”Adams said.
“We are building a completely new ‘Valley of Ashes’ community, and We couldn’t have done it without all of our partners, including Councilmember Moya and the rest of the city council, Borough President Richards, the NYCFC, the Queens Development Group and all the residents of Willets Point, who raised their voices and demanded a new future for themselves. After today’s vote, we are one step closer to achieving that future,” he added.
‘El Cubo’, New York City FC’s new stadium project, will be next to the Mets’ Citi Field.Credit: NYCFC | Courtesy
For his part, the vice president of the New York team, Marty Edelman, expressed his happiness for the objective achieved and thanked those who participated in this work in which They helped fulfill the goal of having their own stadium, something they promised more than a decade ago.
“I am grateful for the strong and tireless leadership of Councilman Moya in making this project a reality; since the first day, He has understood the power that football has to unite a community“, said.
“Without our fans and partners like Council Member Moya, Council Speaker Adams and the entire City Council, Our Club could not fulfill a promise we made ten years ago to build NYC’s first soccer-specific stadium. within one of the five counties of the city,” he stressed.
Construction of the stadium also had some rejection
While this represents a great achievement for the future of New York City, it must be kept in mind that Not everyone agreed with the approval of this project. One of them was city councilor Shekar Krishnan.
The politician recalled that this is not the first time that an attempt has been made to modify the area where the stadium will be built and He questioned what benefits this will bring to hundreds of New York taxpayers.
“Over generations, there have been multiple failed attempts to transform Willets Point in Queens to unlock its future potential and mitigate its contaminated past. At the heart of the matter today is a simple question: How will the people of New York City benefit from this project and what will we receive in return for the hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money that will be spent on it?“, argument.
Likewise, he stated that the motives or reasons why this project will be carried out are not to attack an emergency or need of society, letting it be known that there are other issues that could be more important than the construction of the stadium.
“We do not have a stadium crisis in our city. We have a real estate crisis. We have a crisis of unemployment and extreme inequality in our black and brown communities. And we have a climate emergency that is getting worse every day. This project addresses none of these pressing concerns and wastes an opportunity to use these scarce public resources for the people of New York City. For all these reasons, I vote no“, he stated.
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2024-04-11 22:30:26
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