New York City FC has released more information and artist’s renderings of its City Square, which will be part of the Major League Soccer team’s stadium in Willets Point in Queens, N.Y.
Front Row Soccer said City Square will be a flexible area both on matchdays and non-matchdays alike, located at street level at the south end of the stadium.
On a matchday, fans with a ticket to the match will be able to access the area right as they enter the stadium through its Cube entrance.
On non-matchdays, the area will be open to the public and accessible via garage doors that open out onto the sidewalk.
City Square can hold events such as farmers’ markets and food festivals, community events, and live music performances.
Among its many functions, City Square will be home to the “Five Boroughs Food Hall” in the stadium, which is set to open in 2027.
NYCFC said in a release to fans, “We are passionate about and committed to bringing the diverse flavors of Queens – and all of New York City – to City Square.
“We look forward to working with some of the best local vendors and suppliers from around the five boroughs as we get further along in the process to opening our stadium.”
New York City Football Club, also known as New York City FC and shortened as NYCFC, is an American professional soccer club based in New York City (US). The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference.
The 25,000-capacity New York City FC Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium to be built in Willets Point in the New York City borough of Queens (US) for the New York City FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), who currently play their home games at Yankee Stadium.
The construction is scheduled to begin in 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2027.
The stadium, designed by HOK (American design, architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm), is made to fit in a narrow, jagged footprint within the larger Willets Point Project site.
It features a rectangular-shaped structure with the Southeast corner cut off by the existing Willets Point Boulevard and the Northwest corner framed to match.
NYCFC recently announced the KLUTCH Sports Group and its Global Partnerships Division as the club’s Agency of Record for Founding Partnerships at New York City’s first-ever soccer-specific stadium.
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