April 18, 2005
Jets face second suit
The transit-advocacy group the Straphangers Campaign has followed through on its threat to file suit against the sale of state rail yards land to the New York Jets - and they've got some company. The city Transport Workers Union announced today that it was joining the Straphangers Campaign and the New York chapter of Common Cause in suing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, charging that it failed to get the best deal for city transit riders when it agreed to sell the land to the Jets for $280 million last month. The Jets land deal already faces a suit by Cablevision, which had its bid for the land rejected by the MTA despite being worth about $160 million in up-front cash.
It all comes across a little Tammany Hall, doesn't it?
Posted by Joel on April 19, 2005 01:32 AM
Nah; Tweed was a pro. You'd have never known a stadium was planned until someone flipped the coin for the opening game. This is ham-fisted and amateur.
Posted by Dennis on April 19, 2005 01:36 PM