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NYCFC soccer team rumored to be near on stadium deal
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BY JASON COHEN
A soccer stadium that
has been rumored to be
coming to the Bronx for
the last seven years may
fi nally be heading here.
On Friday, February
7, the New York Times
dropped a bombshell that
NYCFC is nearing a deal
to come to terms on a stadium
deal in the south
Bronx.
According to the report,
“The team’s owners,
in conjunction with
a group of local developers,
are nearing an agreement
with New York City
that would allow the team
to construct a privately
fi nanced, 25,000-seat stadium
in the south Bronx
as part of a development
project costing more than
$1 billion.
The new stadium, the
anchor of a plan that will
replace excess NY Yankees
parking lots and an
elevator parts factory with
affordable housing units,
a new school, a hotel and
retail stores, a short walk
down River Avenue from
the team’s current home
at Yankee Stadium.
However, a spokesmen
for the NYCFC, NYC
Economic Development
Corporation and the developer,
Madd Equities
cautioned that there is no
deal yet and all parties are
cooperating to start a process
to achieve city public
approval.
“It’s long past time to
make the underutilized
parking lots around Yankee
Stadium into something
more,” said an EDC
spokesman. “The city
has been approached by a
team of affordable housing
developers, the Yankees
and the NYC Football club.
We are hopeful for a future
where these lots can better
serve the community. The
fi rst step towards achieving
that is engaging the
community on their needs
and vision for this area.”
“NYCFC is actively
involved with MADDD
Equities, the New York
Yankees, NYC Economic
Development Corporation,
the Bronx Parking Authority,
Bronx community
groups and local leaders
to bring an exciting and
positive project proposal
to the south Bronx and its
community, one element of
which would be New York
City’s fi rst soccer-specifi c
stadium and home for NYCFC,”
the NYCFC spokesman
said.
“We have been honored
to call the Bronx our home
for the last fi ve years playing
at Yankee Stadium,
and we will keep our
neighbors and our dedicated
fans informed as we
participate with MADDD
and others in any related
consultations and the public
approval process.”
Paul Philips, the district
manager for Community
Board 4 declined to
comment on the rumored
stadium. However, Cary
Goodman, director of the
161st Street Business Improvement
District, feels
it would be good for the
community.
In September 2019, a
survey conducted by the
BID revealed that 65 percent
of the neighborhood
supported a stadium if it
included a female team,
community programing,
had a dome for year-round
use and made the community
a shareholding partner.
On Saturday, February
8, the BID held a press conference
about the rumored
stadium.
“The community supports
a stadium that will
be environmentally responsible,
accessible to local
schools, gender equitable
and most importantly,
gives everyone a stake in
its revenues,” Goodman
said. “Our equity is the
neighborhood’s 90-year
history of hospitality, and
we want to make sure our
businesses, property owners,
residents and employees
benefi t.”
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