Maloney questions displacement and introduces FIFA legacy contribution resolution

The World Cup fell during peak tourist season, so many World Cup visitors simply may have taken the place of tourists who could have come anyway.

So we want to better understand, again, the methodology.

Chair Thomas Henry and I have introduced Resolution No.

655, which calls on FIFA.

To pay New Yorkers in New York City the one million legacy contribution that was promised for hosting the cup.

I'll leave it to Chanel Thomas-Henry, my councilwoman co-chair, to speak to that resolution.

And finally, in closing, this hearing is as much about the next event as it is the last one.

In July 2028, Queens is set to host nine Olympic soccer matches.

The lessons of the World Cup this summer should shape how the city approaches that event and everyone like it.

We need commitments from event organizers in writing before committing public money, and we need to account publicly for every dollar that passes through to a third party.

The 2028 Olympics are less than two years away, and that planning needs to start now.

We want to hear from the administration today about what the city spent, what New Yorkers got for that money, and how the city plans to carry those lessons forward.