Inside NYC's $780M First Soccer-Only Stadium

[@babayagaX9000]

Affordable housing my ass that rent is going to be crazy high

[@carlosgoulias348]

The apartments are gonna be on nyc housing connect so the majority of the people that will live there will pay under 1k in rent

[@WhyYouMadDough]

Bro is the king of yapping

[@SeanCain98]

As a Mets and NYCFC fan I’m happy they are going to be next to each other

[@AnthonyDRLopez]

Bro please don’t complain about 25K we in NYC are so damn lucky lol 🤣. As a child I would’ve never thought this was a possibility. Hope everyone enjoys taking public transportation to a game…the way it should be for the PUBLIC!

[@suspiciousafternoon]

Really expensive project for just a 25k seater stadium however it's brilliant for the area

[@princesavage2234]

Not that many people watch soccer specifically in nyc

[@lordbeerus6182]

It's perfect for nyfc

[@ItsMambos]

@@princesavage2234 average game at Yankee gets 19k-21k

[@AbsoleteAim]

​@@princesavage2234You sure about that?

[@thecomicbennett]

it's expensive because the $780 mil goes to the stadium but also hotels, residential buildings, and offices. the stadium is only one part of that price

[@brandensimmons653]

It's been a long time coming because it creates more Jobs that lives in the neighborhood in Flushing

[@Neon2110]

Sucks this will never hold any major games as FIFA requires min 40k capacity

[@ElvisGarciaDeJesus-bl4cf]

This is why we have Metlife stadium with a 80k capacity.

[@flacoguzman8132]

but the atmosphere sucks it’s in the middle of a swamp, this is actually in the city they claim.

[@peterbackes5381]

Traffic is bad in that area, and the Mets need more parking space. NYCFC should have thought about having a multipurpose stadium 90,000 capacity with a retractable roof at Belmont Park or Aqueduct Park. Both locations has more land and parking space along with mass transit as well accessibility to highways. Maybe the Jets or Giants or both could be a tenant.

[@flacoguzman8132]

Fuck no this site is way better. Already on the train line, and the last thing Citi Field needs is more parking. It’s already a barren wasteland.

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

hell no to a multipurpose 90k capacity. that is just New England Revolution's stadium but with extra steps.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

if that dump is turned into the presented rendering that will be A HUGE change. Hopefully it will have a metro rail line and or BRT within the neighborhood.

[@markh5268]

It already has the 7 subway train and LIRR metro north trains right next to citi field. I guess your not familiar w the neighborhood

[@JohnEspinoza-o1n]

@@markh5268 the trains would be crowded almost 24/7 therefore we need more rail lines

[@bronz9019]

​@JohnEspinoza-o1n theres no room for that.. thats enough transportation for that area by citi field the tennis stadiums and now nycfc stadium

[@RicoWorldPeace]

The next stop is Main Street flushing, the 7 Line has been busy it's whole existence. ​@@JohnEspinoza-o1n

[@paulgilliland2992]

Affordable housing is a pie in the sky dream . That train left the station in 2010 when stuff was relatively affordable. The cost to build anything in 2024 is anything but affordable regardless of whether it’s a union labor force or not. My guess is it’s likely the former.

[@chibakutensei8799]

Affordable housing means rent will be 3k a month instead of 5k

[@nysportsfan2576]

Finally a professional sports team in Queens, NY.

[@joermnyc]

People complaining about the 25k seating have to realize the local public transit couldn't handle a game at both stadiums and the US Open across the street at the same time if the capacity was doubled.

[@mavensbaseball]

You're joking right? Citi Field holds over 40K and has games at the same time as the Open.

[@agung8788]

NYCFC 💪💙🗽💙💪

[@mumokarie9585]

This stadium is quite expensive but i believe it shall transform the lives of the neighborhood

[@adidjabenminihajy588]

Beautiful stadium and it s'very modern

[@stjepangorera941]

More trees and greens in big cities and you will recieve another dimension in life....🍃🌱🌿☘🍀🍂🍁🌺🌼🦕🦋🇭🇷🇪🇺🌍🍌🍓🍇🥦🌽🌲☀️🥰

[@anthonyd6370]

migants will love it

[@nysportsfan2576]

😂

[@joejames1794]

LMFAOOOOOO

[@V-O-V]

you cant even spell basic words bub, you have bigger things to worry about than immigrants

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

your boss is your enemy

[@Jose-se7yj]

Now we need the New York Jets to moved to queens and get their brand new stadium for the New York Jets in Queens @New York City

[@highlymedicated2438]

They're fine in New Jersey

[@Jose-se7yj]

@@highlymedicated2438 no they not we do need a football stadium in nyc

[@highlymedicated2438]

@Jose-se7yj No we dont

[@AgentGodzillaRP1701]

@@highlymedicated2438Yes we do

[@Khanwick]

@@Jose-se7yjthey need one in the Bronx

[@kingjams]

China would have had this built within 2 years. Politics always gets in the way when it comes to USA innovation.

[@petersongachie8768]

Better be slow than live under a dictatorial regime that doesn't respect individual rights and personal property rights

[@KalenAlmeida]

China woulda had this done in 2 week and made out of cardboard

[@DefensisIndus]

Yeah but in the end, the US always does something different from everyone else

[@kingjams]

@@petersongachie8768 Have you been to China or do you go off the media?

[@tjr-007tt]

China would’ve bulldozed peoples homes without much compensation and build it without any environmental assessments done 😂

[@lukeshepard1253]

Great video! What song starts at 10:08?

[@RoadTripTelevisionNJ]

Just remember this, folks. There is only ONE MSL soccer ⚽ team in New York. The New York City Football Club. Also. There is only ONE NFL football 🏈 team in New York. The Buffalo Bills.

[@phillipe893]

Would be incredible an olympic games there

[@danabrahams7892]

next to the home of baseball ;) #LGM

[@blad170]

780 million for a soccer stadium and yet taxes are through the roof

[@johnmor3541]

Did you hear privately funded

[@mavensbaseball]

@@johnmor3541 Did you hear $500 million in tax breaks? Who do you think covers that? 8 million New Yorkers who doesn't give a shit about soccer.

[@johnmor3541]

@@mavensbaseball tax breaks are less money in taxes for the government not that we tax payers pay it. Nearly all affordable housing building being built have tax breaks on them. Doesn’t mean we are paying for those new thousands of buildings

[@mavensbaseball]

@@johnmor3541 Have you ever heard of a government budget going down? No, they plug the holes with taxes.

[@williammoore27]

New York City can just have all the supertall/high-rise skyscrapers with sports like Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken and so much more in The Big Apple skyline in the Tri-State area!🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🏙🏙🏙🏙🏙🏙🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟

[@dantedemeo7881]

"Affordable housing" yeah right, gonna be a bunch of tiny ass apartments owned by a builder with rent at 40% above market

[@Superglitchym]

Talent>money

[@rockerfarm6445]

so the UAE will have a borough in NYC? xD

[@vegeta201168]

Nyc is also building a large casino in manhattan

[@blakefish80]

Hmm, it looks kinda like a small modern Maine Road.

[@BEAR8419]

That will 2 things we have THE Red Bulls don’t ..a RING AND ACTUAL STADIUM IN NYC😎😎😎

[@rayflash3121]

hopefully they host a few football games

[@dontedrake2316]

Actually they probably could it's probably high school football I might be right about that

[@ifldiscovery8500]

Esports and performamce art. ​@@dontedrake2316

[@Salazar824]

Sucks man… imma miss watching the boys in The Bronx. Sad. 😢smh

[@Rah2005]

This bums me too but very excited to see them in their own spot!

[@nysportsfan2576]

Always a train ride away 💙

[@susjkaxxx9465]

Only 25k , even in the Championship the stadiums are bigger

[@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII]

That's how much US and Canadian soccer stadiums typically seat

[@susjkaxxx9465]

@@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII Not really future proof then, or do they think football will not grow anymore in the US? I still find 25k strange and low for a City like New York..

[@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII]

@@susjkaxxx9465 That's the standard for now since soccer is primarily popular amongst the youth and not the older generations. Even the biggest cities have similar sized soccer stadiums, mainly because of how easy they are to build, if a team has a bigger stadium, that's usually because it's also an NFL/CFL stadium. I should also mention that even other sports' stadiums size typically doesn't have much to do with city size, especially in the US and Canada.

[@susjkaxxx9465]

​@@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII Thx for the explenation. All make sense. Her in the UK even womans footbal fill stadiums up till 40k But her football is life.

[@bagtea]

bournemouth, a premier league team where soccer/ football is the biggest sport, will have less capacity than that in their new stadium. 25k capacity is pretty decent for a MLS team since only a few care about the sport here

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

£780 m??? How much is Luton’s power court with a 23k capacity (Oh- it’s not just the stadium it’s the neighbourhood- a bit like Spurs £1billion for the stadium and other gentrification which is get to happen)

[@2homo2geeks]

What is it that is being gentrified? Everything new isn't gentrification.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

@@2homo2geeks depends on what was there before to suggest gentrification. Granted- not been to Willets Point. But I’ve been to Power Court and N17

[@derred723]

Land in New York City vs land in Luton is vastly different cost wise.

[@tylerclayton6081]

@@PHDiaz-vv7yo Metlife Stadium is a 85,000 Capacity and it was about $1.5 Billion to build in the NYC metro area

[@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII]

@@PHDiaz-vv7yo The only thing in Willets Point before the new stadium was all run down chop shops.

[@BagWeighATon]

I kinda hate how close it is to citi field

[@SaLvAdOriaN127]

25K seating for $780M? What a rip off 😂. It should be seating at least 50K.

[@abukhalidali1823]

It's not the whole.story it covers tha land cost also and future development

[@ianakamrsilly123]

Covers buying land permits taxes etc which are all ridiculous in NYC

[@zack7438]

Land in NY is expensive, plus all the other real estate stuff, including schools and hotels.

[@TheXFalcon]

bro didn't even bother watching the video

[@SeanCain98]

We don’t want to share a stadium with a NFL team

[@WDI2008]

Now the New York Football Club won’t have play at Yankee Stadium!

[@nysportsfan2576]

New York CITY Football Club 😉

[@albiorixwolf]

4:10 Hahaha this is Charlotte not NYC 😂

[@mavensbaseball]

Should have used that space for retai, restaurants and bars outside of Citi Field instead of a stadium for a sport no one in NYC watches.

[@Skybar23]

Brisbane should just save the country's reputation and give it to the permier city of Sydney...theres nothing going for Brisbane. Sydney has the rail, automated metro, light rail, bus, ferry public transport, road tunnels, two airports, stadiums, beautiful harbour and coast line and iconic landmarks..Brisbane has...nothing

[@catalanluke5315]

25K.....severely poor for a city of that size......! Alot of money for 25K

[@eazyboyfresh]

The jests should come to Brooklyn Plenty of land at Floyd Bennett field

[@BeeBee-pl9ly]

Giants* no one cares about the Jets

[@recondinent2]

good video but so many unnecessary transitions "STAY TUNED FOR...."

[@richardsantiago429]

it should be home jets .

[@khariharris8738]

Concerts?

[@goat7844]

1:56-2:00 lol

[@Wingcake1]

Nycfc should rename themselves the cosmos theyre already more popular than the red bulls should also make the stadium at least 30k as their attendance is actually pretty good even with a baseball stadium. Shame mls sold its tv rights to apple should have stuck with espn or even prime most people dont have the appletv app

[@tylerclayton6081]

Apple gave them a better deal. It’s 250 million per year but if MLS grows much more popular there are incentives in place that would see MLS get substantially more than just the $250 Million, potentially up to $500 Million per year if they achieve a certain level of viewership

[@Wingcake1]

@@tylerclayton6081 the thing I see barely any advertising for it and it should have been part of the regular app not a separate one like peacock with the epl plus no games on Spanish tv hurts the Latin viewership they should have only given the English rights to Apple and gave Spanish to either Telemundo or Univision since they also have apps but oh well all we can hope for it's that this deal works out.

[@TamsuiDrift8]

Renaming the team the cosmos isn't possible. There's already a reborn version of the Cosmos set play in the NASL (the other North American soccer league).

[@Wingcake1]

@@TamsuiDrift8 theyre on hiatus again but the metrostars should have been the cosmos and red bull should have been the second NY team which it pretty much is at this point anyway I feel Tampa would have done better with the rowdies name instead of mutiny I heard the usl version is doing well but people who grew up with the league were hoping a comeback and MLS first years alienated people with its dislike of the old nasl and silly on field rules. Wish apple made a doc on this from nasl to MLS the rise of soccer in America the hunt family kraft and others who helped in both leagues could be interviewed.

[@agbag8185]

​@@TamsuiDrift8it's a shit name anyway

[@southside2459]

it's gonna be next to a junk yard

[@hskrgrad]

Great except the people that need housing will NEVER be able to afford to live in those new buildings. That is almost laughable.

[@jean-luccransquin6918]

Quel transport public a-t-il près du futur stade ?

[@cactaceous]

If it is right next to Citi Field where the NY Mets baseball team play, it has its own subway stop. The Mets Willets Point station. You can take the subway on the 7 train or take a Long Island Rail Road train from Penn Station for $5 and it also stops on the Mets Willets Point station.

[@retrowarehouse2554]

I just hope the Jets will be building next door to them.

[@SquadHunta117]

Jets in queens giant move to Brooklyn rename them Brooklyn Giants

[@bagtea]

@@SquadHunta117 lmao what happens to metlife? I hope they move away from that cursed stadium. New Jersey is basically getting rich off the money from NY people

[@SquadHunta117]

@@bagtea hey now I’m from jersey chill I was just saying the reason it’s in Jersey cause ya got no damn space

[@JakeSDN]

​@SquadHunta117 We have had space, they were going to be placed over Hudson Yards when the owner of Madison Sqaure Garden started a massive campaign to tell people that it would create too much traffic and other bad things.

[@retrowarehouse2554]

@@bagtea It gets abandonded like most stadiums. LOL!

[@mikeg3810]

Another open air stadium. That’s not suitable for New York. Weather here can be crazy.

[@rafatsubayyil1257]

Narrator is a paid actor. People won’t be living in their stadium seats. Paradoxical to assume rent will decrease while the area is being developed into a commercial hub.

[@his5605]

I dont understand why this stadium is soooo expensive. In Greece "OPAP ARENA" with a capacity of 32k was built for 75 million. I get it that NYC is way for expensive than Athens but still

[@mookie1249]

I feel like people just don’t pay attention to the video. It’s in an industrial area that has been wasted on for decades. They had to remove hundreds of tons of contaminated dirt and they’re not only just building a stadium. It’s embarrassing. Pay attention.

[@agbag8185]

​@@mookie1249people getting dumber and have short attention span these days. Same type of people who only reads news headlines.

[@MrMlbfan6]

Terrible area tbh , they should do it in the Bronx , co op city , Red Bull used to play in METLIFE for a few years

[@nytoaddis76]

What a waste of money for a game few play in NYC. Fix the subways instead.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

Juventus built a state of the art stadium for 150 million Euros. 41,000 seater. What a rip off this stadium is for 700+ million hahaha.

[@mookie1249]

I feel like we didn’t watch the same video. Did you not see they had to take out hundreds of tons of contaminated dirt that is not cheap also they’re not only building a stadium.

[@99somerville]

This in NYC. You have to account for corruption, waste, and theft.

[@agbag8185]

You are so dumb, it's crazy

[@agbag8185]

​@@99somervilledidn't see the massive housing they're going to build?

[@Glolin]

soccer?

[@matthewlo7868]

No.. FOOTBALL! #footballnotsoccer

[@PaPaRado]

AI BS

[@MarcioWehman]

The stadium looks cheap and not like a 780M stadium. Also the capacity is very low. I never seen something like this

[@agbag8185]

You also never paid attention

[@tjr-007tt]

A stadium with only 25k capacity is a waste of money.

[@johnmor3541]

That’s cause they will sell expensive tickets. Cheapest being $60 a seat so they will make the same revenue as Prem teams but with less seating since not everyone will pay 60+

[@fredriksitompul6019]

@@johnmor3541 its not NBA or NFL that more popular sport in us,with that price tag,its already good if the half capacity fill in...they should build more capacity so they can make cheaper ticket price to make people interested to come to stadium at least 35k capacity,for 40k++ capacity i think its not suited at this time cause football (soccer) not very popular in us...

[@j.a.l.m.8388]

Should be called NYSOCCERCLUB not NYFC

[@travisyarbrough4033]

All good until the team sucks ..... The people will complain about concerts also ..... Better than that trash heap it was there.

[@mintywebb]

Kicking out the poor people so rich people can live near a football stadium.

[@guyfaux3978]

Nobody lives there now, nor has anybody ever lived there. Quit the rabble-rousing BS.

[@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII]

It was literally nothing but run down chop shops lol

[@bagtea]

think about the future. if the world cared more about present and not progress, you would probably be living in a hut now

[@zack7438]

The area was literally teaming with toxic chemicals. This project will make the place more hospitable and provide jobs. Not to mention the affordable housing and a public school.

[@edbrown4800]

Lmaoo it’s just an empty area 😂There’s no buildings to begin with. Yapping for no reason 😂

[@TheOtherKine]

Why is it only 25,000 LMAO Now that's what you call DUMB PLANNING They could have easily made one for 50K, that would have been more useful for other events, but nah

[@guyfaux3978]

They're right next to CitiField, fercrissakes!

[@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII]

That's how much US/Canadian Soccer stadiums usually seat, do your research 🤦‍♂

[@TheOtherKine]

@@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII That's why you're a bunch of LOSERS lmao

[@TheOtherKine]

@@guyfaux3978 My point exactly!!!! Why are you STILL suppressing football as a 2ndary sport in Yankkeeland? LMAO

[@TheOtherKine]

@@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII That's why you're LOSERS with a shitty league!!!!! LMAO

[@ogbonnasam9997]

Football not soccer

[@randommwa6279]

0:08 theyre all eletric tho

[@leonardodalongisland]

What a waste of money. Who cares about soccer? And, it is not, "The Yankee Stadium." It's, "Yankee Stadium,.

[@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII]

@@leonardodalongisland "Who cares about Soccer?" I'll answer your question: The entire damn world, and American youth.

[@leonardodalongisland]

@@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII Let me rephrase: "Who cares about soccer in America"? And, the "entire damn world" doesn't live in NYC.

[@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII]

@@leonardodalongisland And you clearly didn't read the second answer, "The American youth", IE: Milennials, Gen Z, and the following generations. MLS is set to overtake the NHL in viewership very soon, the majority of teams sell out their matches, and people like you might want to do your research before making brainless takes like that

[@leonardodalongisland]

@@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII I didn't miss the second part. IF soccer viewership overtakes Hockey it's primarily due to the vast number/influx of people from Mexico , Central America, India, etc.

[@TheDevilHydraProdsXXII]

@@leonardodalongisland Most of those guys don't watch MLS, they watch whatever competition is from their native country. A lot of young Americans watch MLS, but you clearly don't get out much so I don't blame you for being clueless.

[@Merkeus]

no one watches football in US