Willets Point project underway as New York City officials break ground newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The city broke ground on the first phase of a long-awaited plan to build a new neighborhood in Willets Point, Queens, on Wednesday, with construction starting on housing and a new school as plans to bring a soccer stadium to the area await approval. Phase one of the project includes constructing a 650-seat school and two buildings with 880 of 2,500 promised affordable apartments, as well as .