Yankee Stadium, Bonds (not Barry), and Assessments

River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A ... found this 7/29/2008 on www.yfsf.org [flag]

"Our assessors jacked up the numbers and the comparables for the Council to justify the stadium bonds," said a Finance Department official familiar with the project. The Daily News has an intriguing story today about an investigation into the assessments on the land on which the new Yankee Stadium is being built. Seems that assessments by the City of that land pegged the ... [link]

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Perks of the new Stadium: free seats for city officials
Published 7/29/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... concerning the valuation of the land underneath the new stadium, SF at YFSF raises an interesting point: If the MTA got a whopping $1.05 billion for the Hudson Yards land, how are we expected to believe that the Yankee Stadium land is more valuable? Considering my ...

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