Summary
The bulldozers are only now getting in gear for construction on new stadiums for the Yankees and Mets--dozens of trees had been felled in and around Macombs Dam Park to make way for the Yankees' new playpen, while the Mets have started excavations in the Shea Stadium parking lot in advance of an official groundbreaking. But city taxpayers have already been paying for them for years, thanks to lease clauses that have allowed the two teams to deduct $46 million from their city rent payments for "stadium planning" expenses. DeMause details how city officials snoozed while the Yanks burned public money for their new stadium.
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Another Yankee Sweep
The bulldozers are only now getting in gear for construction on new stadiums for the Yankees and Mets-as of Monday, dozens of trees had been felled in and around Macombs Dam Park to make way for the Yankees' new playpen, while the Mets have started excavations in the Shea Stadium parking lot in advance of an official groundbreaking. But city taxpayers have already been paying for them for years, thanks to lease clauses that have allowed the two...
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