« So, the Nets are the metro-area exception, giving tickets away | Main | IBO official: time for another look at AY incentives (but not for a cost-benefit analysis, yet) »
January 30, 2009
NY1 Exclusive Poll: NYers Still Sour Over Term Limits
NY1
By Josh Robin
It appears that Mayor Bloomberg is vulnerable on an issue other than the extension of term limits... public funding of ballparks.
For Democrats eyeing toppling Bloomberg, like Congressman Anthony Weiner and city comptroller Bill Thompson, there's another angle -- baseball.
Fifty-nine percent of New Yorkers disapprove of financial deals to give the Mets and Yankees new ballparks. Just 14 percent approve while about a quarter aren't sure.
The poll was taken before recent reports that costs of recreational facilities that were part of the Bloomberg administration-brokered deal have ballooned by nearly $80 million.
Which means if perks for baseball teams emerge as an issue, this political game isn't over yet.
NoLandGrab: In the past, Mayor Bloomberg has contended that the teams are paying for new venues with their own money. As in the case of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards arena, we know that isn't true.
Posted by lumi at January 30, 2009 5:21 AM