New York City FC Stadium River Yards site. “But that’s it. That site is not an active site.” New York City FC Stadium The New York City FC Stadium is a proposed soccer-specific stadium to be built in New York City for the expansion franchise New York City FC of Major League Soccer. The team currently plays its home games at Yankee Stadium. Prior to an expansion team being awarded to private ownership in 2011, Major League Soccer considered building a stadium in the borough of Manhattan on Pier 40 at the west end of Houston Street adjacent to Hudson River Park. The plan was
Elmont, New York "well managed." Elmont is located on the border of Nassau County and the New York City borough of Queens. Closest airports include: The MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides race-day-only passenger service to Belmont Park from Jamaica and Penn Station. Elmont is near the Floral Park, New Hyde Park and Valley Stream stations of the LIRR which provide regular commuter service to NYC. The Nassau Inter-County Express system serves Elmont with routes n1 (Elmont Road/Central Ave.), and n6 on Hempstead Turnpike (near Belmont Park Racetrack) for connections to the LIRR & NYC subways and buses. Elmont is located at