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LET’S TURN A PARKING LOT INTO A PARK

Our Vision

For the past three years, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and his partners have been listening to their neighbors. After 16 community workshops, and meeting with thousands of local residents, the two most frequently mentioned community needs are jobs and green space. It’s time 50 acres of asphalt at Citi Field turn green. Let’s create something exciting in Queens that all of New York can be a part of.

IN QUEENS WE DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY

Our Values

  • We’ve had over 500 meetings with valued community leaders, partnering in 16 Visioning Sessions hosting thousands of guests. At each event, our neighbors were invited to share their opinions and brainstorm new ideas on how best this site would serve the community.

  • In the most congested borough in New York City, creating new green space is essential. That’s why, we’ll connect Flushing Meadows Corona Park to the underutilized waterfront of Flushing Bay, add ribbons of protected bike paths, and provide new recreational athletic fields for all to play on.

  • We have the opportunity to create something special for a borough on the rise. With a spirit of inclusion that is embodied by our neighborhoods, we can be a lighthouse destination that is home to a unique campus seen nowhere else. Connecting our vibrant surrounding neighborhoods that for too long have been isolated from one another.

  • We canvassed neighboring small businesses to dream along with us. Not surprisingly, the opportunity for economic growth is something they’re excited about. When we promised a investment of billions to create 15,000 good-paying, permanent and construction union jobs, community support was overwhelming.

  • An integrated resort with gaming and entertainment is an economic engine that will make these 50 acres of asphalt a true global destination. Whether coming to attend an event or eat and drink at world-class bars and restaurants, Metropolitan Park will be a destination not just for baseball season, but 365 days a year.

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THE OPPORTUNITY

2.4 million residents of Queens County, 3 million diehard Mets fans, more than 1 million US Open visitors and NYCFC supporters, and over 22 million LaGuardia passengers are looking for more here.

Team

THE COMMUNITY

Metropolitan Park is Our Park

We’re partnering with the local community to design a project that’s responsive to the needs of our surrounding neighborhoods. Queens is clearly on the rise. The story of this site can’t be told without the diverse and dynamic voices of our neighbors. These neighborhoods are as vibrant as the city has seen in generations. Future forward and authentically part of the city we call home.

STEVE COHEN

Investing in the Community

“It’s time New York got the sports and entertainment park it deserves. When I bought this team, fans and the community kept saying we needed to do better. Metropolitan Park delivers on the promise of a shared space that people will not only want to come to and enjoy, but can be truly proud of.”

STEVE COHEN

HARD ROCK

Love All, Serve All

“Hard Rock has been committed to New York since our first restaurant in 1984, and we're excited to extend our stellar reputation as an employer, community partner, and world-class entertainment company to the World's Borough.”

JIM ALLEN, HARD ROCK CEO

MCKISSACK

Building Through Innovation and Inclusion

Providing services to government agencies, municipalities, private institutions, industries, designers and developers, McKissack's legacy is built on innovation, technology, diversity & inclusion, sustainability, and community engagement. They are a perfect partner for a community who values legacy, but is always looking to the promise of a brighter and more inclusive future.

“The opportunity to develop a project like this in Queens is once-in-a-generation. Through community engagement we can create a sustainable development that fosters innovation and growth for a borough clearly on the rise.”

CHERYL MCKISSACK DANIEL

DESIGNERS

The Best in the World, All from New York

SHoP Architects are innovators, craftspeople, and problem solvers, highly-trained specialists and proud generalists who share global expertise in anticipating and designing for what's ahead.

Staffed by an interdisciplinary staff that consistently proves-at sites around the world-that intelligent, evocative design can be made with real-world constraints. Though their work is global in reach, they are at their core a New York office, committed to defining the vision for their home city in its contemporary condition, exemplified in the Barclay's Center, the Brooklyn Tower, Essex Crossing, Pier 17, and Domino Park.

Field Operations are landscape architects and urban designers devoted for the past 30 years to advancing the field of landscape architecture and urbanism, primarily on high-visibility, complex urban projects around the world.

With their office in New York, they’ve led transformative projects that defines our city’s relationship to public and park in ways not seen in generations. A negotiation between urban and natural space that is changing how we live in the city. These projects include the highly-acclaimed High Line in Manhattan, Domino Park and Greenpoint Landing in Brooklyn, Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island, and Fresh Kills Park in Staten Island.

Jeffrey Beers International is a full service studio that specializes in architecture, design, and planning from hotel hospitality to resorts, from restaurants to residential. Based in New York, but with global reach, JBI pairs the precision of architecture with the sensuality of form, bringing emotion to modernism. Custom fixtures, sensitivity to the texture and color of materials, and elegant proportions define their work.

Grounded in thirty-five years of experience, JBI's designs balance discipline with spontaneity and blend Modernism with the warmth of artisanal techniques. This creative dialogue defines the ethos of JBI where architecture and artistry come together.

ON THESE EMPTY 50 ACRES WE CAN BUILD SOMETHING SPECTACULAR

We Can Have it All

  • • Public accessible open greenspace
    • Community athletic fields
    • Playgrounds and gardens

  • • Thousands of permanent union jobs
    • Good paying year-round employment
    • Priority hiring for local residents

  • • Accessible mass transit station
    • Improved and efficient parking
    • Modernized road and bike network

  • • Hotel with restaurants and bars
    • Casino gaming and sportsbook
    • Live music venue

  • • Affordable and authentic dining options
    • Cuisine featuring local vendors
    • Community event space

  • "Our opportunity to bring thousands of new, good-paying local jobs to the area."

    Pastor Young, First Baptist Church of Corona

  • "Exactly the type of attraction to bring people here when the Mets aren't playing."

    Yanna Henriquez, Dominico-American Society of Queens

  • "Steve Cohen is doing things the right way."

    Peter Tu, Community Board Member

  • "Real investment in local infrastructure will provide new job opportunities here."

    Maria Fierro, Corona Bank Branch Manager

  • "This project will bring dedicated green space and waterfront access."

    John Park, Community Board Member

  • "With input from surrounding neighborhoods, this vision has been developed the right way."

    Shanel Thomas Henry, East Elmhurst Community Leader

  • "Developing the area around Citi Field would offer real community benefits."

    Costa Constantinides, Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens

ADD YOUR SUPPORT

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