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The New York City Economic Development Corporation's plan to redevelop the area was approved in 2013, and demolition of the industrial section of Willets Point began in 2016. The new development was originally set to open in stages between 2018 and 2032.
The Willets Point Development project will transform 23 acres of fields and auto shops into a soccer stadium, retail space and affordable housing. James Messerschmidt.
The $780 million soccer stadium, expected to open in 2027, will anchor a 23-acre (9-hectare) redevelopment project in the Willets Point neighborhood that will also include housing, a new public ...
On January 17, 2019, the New York City Mayor's office released two development proposals for Willets Point. One of the proposals called for "a soccer stadium of up to 25,000 seats." [34] Located across the street from Citi Field and north of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the soccer-specific venue would share parking with the existing baseball ...
On October 9, 2013, the New York City Council approved a plan to build a mall and entertainment center called Willets West in the Citi Field parking lot where Shea Stadium stood, as part of an effort by the city to redevelop the nearby neighborhood of Willets Point.
The Queens Community Board 7 is a local governmental advisory board in New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Flushing, Bay Terrace, College Point, Whitestone, Malba, Murray Hill, Linden Hill, Beechhurst, Queensboro Hill and Willets Point, in the borough of Queens. [3]
Shulman established Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corporation, [12] and served as its president and CEO when it aggressively lobbied the New York City Council [13] in 2007 and 2008 to approve controversial legislation [14] that would remove all of the existing private property owners and 250 industrial businesses from the ...
Called the Railyard at Lambert’s Point, the $40-million, 120,000-square-foot development will be anchored by a Lidl grocery store, featuring a mix of restaurants, retailers and other ...