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November 05, 2008
Another tally of NYC stadium costs
If you somehow don't already have enough to read this morning (not to mention catching up on the latest in holographic journalism technology), the New York Times' Charles Bagli has an extensive rundown of the New York Yankees and Mets stadium costs in today's paper. His totals: $2.6 billion in costs, with $938 million of that coming from city, state, and federal taxpayers. This is slightly lower than my own numbers, which have it at a $2.8 billion total price tag, with the public on the hook for $1.3 billion, but close enough for government work.
Neil, Should the MTA column under the New York Metropolitans contain an entry for $40 mil? It's not a brand new train station, and it's not much, but hey - spending is spending, right?
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/nyregion/20station.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
Posted by Jonathan on November 5, 2008 10:57 AM
What an absolute waste of billions of dollars.
Posted by nyrmetros on November 5, 2008 04:52 PM