New York City is moving forward with a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to bring a new soccer stadium to Queens by 2027.

“This is an opportunity – a once-in-a-generation opportunity – to build a whole new neighborhood,” Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer told Pat Kiernan Thursday morning.

The deal was formally announced by Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday to build the stadium next to Citi Field on underdeveloped land, but Torres-Springer said it’s more than a stadium.

“It’s 2,500 affordable homes. And that's the largest, fully affordable project that the city has seen since the 1970s,” she said. “But if you add the school, add the open space, if you add the shops and the hotel – all serving both local residents, and visitors, and of course fans –  you're really creating a very unique type of site in a place that's already a sports hub.”

The plan is still in the early steps of development, but NYCFC chief operating officer Jennifer O’Sullivan said the team is eager to move forward, adding that discussions about building a stadium began nearly a decade ago.