New York City Council Approves $780 Million Soccer Stadium Slated For 2027 Opening

New York City Football Club will eventually have its own venue to call home after the New York City Council approved a Queens-based development project that will provide the soccer team with a 25,000-seat soccer stadium. The $780 million stadium is slated to open in 2027, according to the Associated Press, 12 years after NYCFC played its first game in Major League Soccer. New York City Mayor Eric Adams will have five days to approve or veto the decision, though a veto seems unlikely given Adams’ public support of the...