FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) — A new soccer stadium is coming to Willets Point in Queens as part of a multi-million-dollar redevelopment project.

PIX11 News got a first look at the construction site, where dirt, dust, and heavy machinery now stand across from Citi Field, where the new stadium is being built.

At the future home for the New York City Football Club, the foundation is being laid for Etihad Park — the first-ever soccer-specific stadium in New York City. As a soccer match got underway at Citi Field, fans expressed their excitement about the new stadium.

“It’s great, I mean, I think every New York team should have a home,” said soccer fan Freddy Mero.

He added, “The fact that it’s doing that and soccer’s getting a lot of love and the World Cup’s coming through, I mean, it’s great

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