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April 9, 2006
Brooklyn & Bronx Blighted By Billionaire Boondoggles
Save Our Parks takes on Ratner vs. Steinbrenner:
Ratner wants to seize 22 acres of residential buildings to build several 20-sory and 60-story buildings thereby destroying the community.
Steinbrenner wants to seize 22 acres of our centralized Macombs Dam and Mullaly Park to build the Steinbrenner Stadium thereby destroying the community.Ratner proposed project costs $3.5 Billion of which about 40% ($1.5 Billion) is to be taxpayer subsidized.
Steinbrenner proposed project costs $1.2 Billion of which about 40% ($480 million) is to be taxpayer subsidized.Ratner talks about 400 jobs for the Nets Arena but doesn’t reveal that the workers currently in the Meadowlands would get first dibs on the new proposed stadium.
Steinbrenner talks about 900 jobs for the Steinbrenner Stadium but doesn’t reveal that the workers currently in the House That Ruth Built would get first dibs on the Steinbrenner Stadium.
Posted by amy at April 9, 2006 9:10 AM