New York lawmaker condemns new Yankee Stadium deal

As October approaches and the 2008 Major League Baseball regular season winds down, the New York Yankees and their fans have begun to say farewell to the 85-year-old Yankee Stadium. While this season hasn’t gone to plan, fans can look forward to moving into the new state of the art stadium next season. But for New York Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, the deal that led to the building of the new stadium left a sour taste in his mouth.

Brodsky on Tuesday, September 16, said in a report that the $550 million to $850 million in taxpayer’s money that was committed to the project was based on outlandish threats. The Associated Press reported that Brodsky claims that the Yankees threatened to leave New York if they did not get the public financing they wanted. He also criticized the deal for only creating 15 jobs compared to the 1,000 jobs it said it would, and for not making tickets more affordable for lower income families.

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