Gothamist: City Made Sure It Would Live in Luxury in New Stadium

RedWhiteandBrooklyn

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:21:28 -0500

As much as I dislike Rudy Giuliani, he brought his VIP guests to the seats. Great seats, OK... but he was the Mayor. I want my Mayor to have great seats... but a freakin' skybox, after they,ve cut way back on the number of seats available to us, the citizens who are financing this money making machine? Nothing but elitist BS!

Snoopy

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:52:37 -0500

This is giving baseball a bad name.

JenChungsBra

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:01:15 -0500

Is Bloomberg going to sit in the front of the box and give the thumbs up or thumbs down for gladiators who fall in the ring?

jpeditor

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:08:13 -0500

Bloomberg is an ass but good luck with "Thompson for Mayor next year." http://www.nypost.com/seven/11302008/news/regionalnews/shady_island_house_party_141513.htm?page=0 Billy caught with Rangel and other sleaze partying on Citibank's (we need a bailout!") and other corps illegal donor $... ..

west side Michael

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:51:13 -0500

King Bloomy is coming out of the closet with his extravagance and we all pay for this "luxury".He can use his own money. Thompson for Mayor next year.

GuestShow

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:26:22 -0500

i luv humanz

Mr Mel

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:41:33 -0500

The moment they took public monies, they were subject to these demands. I think it's wrong but so are the prices of the tickets and the beer and the soda and the ice cream. There should be 20,000 seats set aside for purchase the day of each game at an affordable price, say $10. The skyboxes and their high prices (that are probably deductible as business expenses) are strictly for corporations and other enterprises to entertain their customers and clients and of course, the families of the executives. The public, whose taxes paid for a good part the stadium and the property it sits on are entitled to some consideration

NannyState

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:37:23 -0500

Turn the stadium into a homeless shelter and send the Yankees to China...as a gift.

ides_of_march

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:08:58 -0500

This is why I have zero interest in pro sports. The average fan is at the bottom of the totem pole and crapped on by all the big shots. But hey, if you enjoy being treated like a total sucker....

bsalamon

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:07:48 -0500

MTA week at Yankee Stadium...all revenue for the week goes directly to the MTA. That should fix a few of the issues they are having