New York City Council Approves USTA Plan For US Open Expansion

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 25th July 2013

New York City Council Approves USTA Plan For US Open Expansion |

The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to approve the USTA’s plan to expand into an additional .68 acres in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park for the US Open after the it agreed to return 1.56 acres back to the park. The approval will allow the USTA to replace and/or renovate infrastructure and its facilities.

As part of its $500 million plan, the USTA is planning to build a new Louis Armstrong Stadium and a new Grandstand court, which won’t sit in the same area where it is now.

That’s where the 0.68 acres of additional space comes in.