MLS club New York City FC unveiled “The Cube,” a state-of-the-art, all-LED entrance to their new stadium set to open in 2027. That’s not the only thing soccer fans will have New York. looking forward to the new stadium with a capacity of 25,000 seats.
The stadium, which will open across the street from the New York Mets’ Citi Field in Queens, is part of a larger “Willets Point Project” that aims to redevelop the surrounding area into a new neighborhood. In addition to the stadium, the project will add 2,500 affordable housing units, a 250-key hotel, 650-seat elementary school, a new retail area with shops and restaurants and “ample open space for public use,”.
The Cube will give the club’s new stadium a unique aesthetic that differs from other stadiums in MLS and American sports in general. New York City FC believes a seven-story main entrance clad in over 11,000 square feet of LEDs is sure to stand out.
