Gothamist: Yankees, Mets Stadium Projects Get More Tax-Exempt Bonds

NannyState

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:34:01 -0500

We're like that west african country that built a lavish copy of the Vatican while its people starved. Only this ain't no temple to God, It's a temple to a bunch of sweaty, overpaid, uneducated morons.

hungryghoast

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:16:09 -0500

Qraymond is screaming so i don't have to. though i probably will anyway.

Qraymond

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:19:47 -0500

Two brand new stadiums is so much cooler than stupid stuff like buses and trains and senior citizen centers. ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH.

whitecastlerock

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:14:37 -0500

Not sure why they needed new stadiums in the first place....

fugothamist

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:08:36 -0500

i like baseball

Toby von Meistersinger

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:48:44 -0500

Is there some way for the city to get out of this deal and force the teams to pay for all the infrastructure improvements? These teams have obscene amounts of money.

drewo

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:41:43 -0500

The teams need the additional bonds because costs have gone up. Oil is a third of it's recent price, commodities like lumber, copper and other metals have dropped in price significantly. Maybe the teams just want the easy money the city is handing out?