New York City FC on Tuesday morning announced a historic and groundbreaking initiative that will result in 50 new soccer fields in underserved areas throughout New York City’s five boroughs.
The plan, called the New York City Soccer Initiative, was announced at Millbrook Playground in the South Bronx, which will be one of the first eight fields constructed.
NYCFC, in conjunction with Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC, the U.S. Soccer Foundation, and Adidas, pledge to invest $3 million to build and maintain the fields, as well as provide after-school programming for 10,000 children.