The City Planning Commission unanimously approved a plan to build a new home for New York City Football Club (NYCFC) in Willets Point, Queens, on Wednesday, moving the city one step closer to its first standalone soccer stadium. The proposal also includes a swath of new housing as part of a larger initiative to transform the area.

A plan to bring a new NYCFC stadium and affordable housing to Willets Point, Queens passed a major hurdle Monday night when the local community board voted to approve the proposal.

The Willets Point Transit-Oriented Development scored 9.2 in the annual report. The Mets-Willets Point Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stop was ranked second for TOD opportunity out of all New York State stations

Now, finally, a city where the cost of living is soaring out of the park will do something truly useful with the Queens waterfront tract: build housing, and lots of it — 2,500 units, all affordable.

The New York City Football Club will finally have a home stadium of its own after bringing the city its first professional championship in a decade.

This time, at a long-challenged site in Queens, we’re doing things the right way. The proposal announced this week by Mayor Adams and Councilman Francisco Moya to fully activate the area known as Willets Point