2,500 Affordable Home Units To Be Added In Willets Point

QUEENS – Over 2,500 new home units will be added to Willets Point as part of the city’s affordable housing project, expected to start in 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday.

The project goes along with the construction of the 40,000-square-foot soccer stadium for the New York City Football Club, which will be located right next to Citi Field. The project will also add a new 650-seat elementary school, a hotel, and retail shops to the site.

“The goal has always been to make Queens a true live-work-play destination. And with this historic announcement, Queens is scoring like never before,” said Queens Borough President Richards. “Neighboring communities like Corona and Flushing — which have suffered from decades of disinvestment — must benefit the most from this project.”

The project, Adams claims, will create 16,000 union jobs, with 1,550 permanent jobs and 14,200 construction jobs, and bring the city more than $6 billion in 30 years. He also said this is the largest affordable housing project in New York City since the 1970s."

The affordable units, intended for families earning less than $40,000 a year, will cover seven buildings, including one with 220 homes for low-income seniors.