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Yankee Stadium Land Deal Feels Like Raw Deal To Bronx Community Activist
I know a few readers here have grown tired of my new stadium posts, but I have my reasons for following this story. I’m a firm believer in good government (as is evidenced by my other blog focusing on the MTA), and I don’t think the stadium financing and the land deals represent anything close to good government. So bear with me, and if you don’t like it, read about Huston Street.
The latest news comes in the form of land deal that Bronx activists say will turn former park land into commercial developments. That wasn’t supposed to be part of the original deal. Bill Sanderson has more from the Post:
A sneaky city land “giveaway” will turn over former Parks Department property to real-estate developers - and further infuriate activists in the park-starved South Bronx neighborhood near Yankee Stadium, The Post has learned.
When the city gave up plans for a parking garage on East 151st Street between River and Gerard avenues last fall, the property was set aside for “neighborhood-oriented mixed use, retail or parking,” according to documents…
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