Stadium at Willets Point? Queens Borough President says announcement is coming
In a live webinar the politician stated that with “the redevelopment of Willets Point” that “we’re going to have some announcements going on with...New York [City] Football Club”
Could New York City FC’s existence-long search for a permanent home be close to an end? Teasing comments made by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards make it seem like an announcement of a soccer specific stadium for NYCFC at Willets Point is imminent.
While speaking earlier today in a webinar titled “The Future of New York: The Economic Impact of Queens,” Richards was asked about what he envisions Queens looking like in 10 years time. The Borough President replied, “If you like soccer, the redevelopment of Willets Point…we’re going to have some announcements on with New York [City] Football Club.”
You can watch the clip of Richards’ NYCFC stadium statement below.
Here's the clip of Queens BP Donovan Richards mentioning a forthcoming announcement related to @NYCFC and Willets Point redevelopment https://t.co/MmaGDHNgiL
This comes not long after City Football Group CEO Ferran Soriano similarly hinted at an approaching announcement of NYCFC stadium plans, so we might truly be entering “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” territory as it pertains to a stadium announcement.
Ferran Soriano, CEO of City Football Group (owns NYCFC), says "we are very close to announcing where we are going to build a stadium" for NYCFC.
Soriano says he's hopeful the team will be able to announce an update by the end of 2022. #SBJWCOS
— New York City FC Associate Partnership (@NYCFCAP) November 3, 2022
Rumors on the stadium front have largely died down since they perked up a bit during the summer, which saw The Outfield report that NYCFC had showed renewed interest in building at Harlem River Yards, a 28-acre site in the South Bronx. That was followed not long after by rumors of NYCFC moving into Randall’s Island’s Icahn Stadium, though it’s been radio silence on both Harlem River Yards and Randall’s Island since those summer reports.
Andrew is the senior editor at Hudson River Blue. He's worked in digital media as an editor and writer since 2008, and has followed NYCFC since its founding in 2013. A native New Yorker who now lives in Queens, Andrew started writing for Hudson River Blue in April 2022.
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