Link -> Opinion: So, what’s the plan for affordable housing at Willets Point? — Queens Daily Eagle

I know all Mets fans are really interested in the topic of affordable housing coming to 126th street which is why I keep covering it.   You know who is responsible for building it right…

By the way a soccer stadium is INSANE unless NYCFC is going to play in it.

The first phase of development, regardless of which proposal is selected, will include construction of 1,100 units of affordable housing on six acres, according to the NYCEDC.

What happens next is anyone’s guess. One proposal calls for creating “a true, high-density, mixed-use district” that is “primarily residential” and features housing at different levels of affordability, a new high school, retail space, a fire station and a health center, according to the NYCEDC. Basically, a whole new neighborhood. The other proposal would create a 270,000 square-foot soccer stadium with capacity for 25,000 seats. The stadium would share parking with Citi Field. Task Force co-chairs Quee

Source: Opinion: So, what’s the plan for affordable housing at Willets Point? — Queens Daily Eagle