Yanks beaned taxpayers, stadium report says

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New Yankee Stadium Creates Just 15 New Jobs?
Published 9/16/2008 by ryan at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Yeah, it doesn’t work that way. Taxpayer-subsidized undertakings such as these are a boon to the franchise, and the local politicians who orchestrate the whole deal probably makes a few bucks off it, but for everybody else, it’s a monumental waste of resources. Which should make the residents of New York City feel pretty good about the new Yankee stadium, set to open next year . The new Yankee stadium got up to $850 million in taxpayer investments but will create just 15 permanent jobs, a scathing new report charges. Assemblyman Richard Brodsky (D-Westchester) will release ...

Report Alleges Yankees Cheated For Public Money
Published 9/17/2008 at FanHouse
... . That was naughty enough. But today, New York Assemblyman Richard Brodsky is alleging the Yankees have cheated the rules at every step to secure as much public financing as possible for the new Yankee Stadium. That's not very nice, either: ...