FILE - In this April 2, 2015 photo, workers cross an unpaved street adjacent to Citi Field, home to the New York Mets baseball team in the Willets Point section of the Queens borough of New York. New York City officials approved a plan Thursday, April 11, 2024, to build a 25,000-seat stadium for Major League Soccers New York City Football Club next to the New York Mets stadium, Citi Field. The $780 million soccer stadium, expected to open in 2027, will anchor a 23-acre redevelopment project in the neighborhood known as Willets Point that will also include housing, a new public school, retail stores and a hotel. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)FILE - In this April 2, 2015 photo, Jorge works on repairing a car adjacent to CitiField, home to the New York Mets baseball team in the Willets Point section of the Queens borough of New York. New York City officials approved a plan Thursday, April 11, 2024, to build a 25,000-seat stadium for Major League Soccers New York City Football Club next to the New York Mets stadium, Citi Field. The $780 million soccer stadium, expected to open in 2027, will anchor a 23-acre redevelopment project in the neighborhood known as Willets Point that will also include housing, a new public school, retail stores and a hotel. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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FILE - In this April 2, 2015 photo, workers cross an unpaved street adjacent to Citi Field, home to the New York Mets baseball team in the Willets Point section of the Queens borough of New York. New York City officials approved a plan Thursday, April 11, 2024, to build a 25,000-seat stadium for Major League Soccers New York City Football Club next to the New York Mets stadium, Citi Field. The $780 million soccer stadium, expected to open in 2027, will anchor a 23-acre redevelopment project in the neighborhood known as Willets Point that will also include housing, a new public school, retail stores and a hotel. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
