Some opponents to the city's efforts to redevelop a large tract of land in the shadows of the Mets' new ballpark are finally caving in. NY1’s Queens Reporter Ruschell Boone filed the following report.

After years of fighting to stay in Willets Point, the owners of Sambucci Brothers are preparing to close up the auto parts business and move to College Point after striking a deal with the city's Economic Development Corp.

The Sambuccis are helping to make room for the city's $3 billion plan to redevelop the area which is adjacent to Citi Field -- the new stadium of the New York Mets.

“I felt we had no choice but to make some kind of deal, Îcause I know this street is not going to stay the way it is,” said Dan Sambucci, Jr., co-owner of Sambucci Brothers. “The city gave me a good offer and I am happy with it -- we're ready to go.”

The Sambuccis have agreed to sell 52,000-square-feet of land to the city. Another company, BRD Corporation, agreed to unload 22,000-square-feet. The sales still have to go through a lengthy approval process.

The Economic Development Corporation issued a statement saying it's "pleased to have completed the first property acquisition agreements. They provide tangible evidence that we will make good on our promise to achieve fair, negotiated deals with as many businesses and owners as possible in connection with the Willets Point redevelopment."

But eight other major landowners in the area are still holding out, vowing to keep up the fight to stay here, even though the city said it would use eminent domain as a last resort.

“No, this doesn't change a thing for us,” said Dan Feinstein, owner of Feinstein Iron Works.

Pushing ahead with their fight, some of the owners took their own proposal to redevelop the area to the local community board on Wednesday.

They want a corporate park instead of the hotel, housing convention and retail center that the city is planning.

“It's an option that allows no one to get hurt,” said Feinstein. “It allows the business owners and the land owners to keep their property, to develop their property.”

The city says it's moving ahead with its own plans.

- Ruschell Boone