« Pols Say They Want an Atlantic Yards 'Trust' | Main | Working Families Party against welfare for new professional sports facilities (except for Ratner's?) »
June 18, 2008
Letter Urges NY Congressional Delegation to End Tax Giveaways to Sports Teams
From Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn:
Today a co-signed letter was sent to New York's federal representatives urging them to make sure that are no more giveaways for sports facilities, facilities which bring no economic benefit to the public but clear, lucrative benefits to the teams' owners.
The letter concludes: Rather than bending the rules for wealthy private interests, we need to ensure that public dollars are wisely invested in projects that will benefit all New Yorkers.
The letter, sent to Members of the New York City Congressional Delegation and Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles E. Schumer, was signed by the following groups:
Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue Committee
Fiscal Policy Institute
Good Jobs New York
New Yorkers for Parks
New York Public Research Interest Group
NYC Park Advocates
Pratt Center for Community Development
Save Our Parks
Sustainable South Bronx
Posted by lumi at June 18, 2008 5:26 AM