PINSTRIPE ALLEY: The Yankees owe the citizens of the Bronx an apology, and a check

In January of 2006, the proposal for the new Yankee Stadium nearly died. In a New York Times piece entitled “A Bronx Cheer,” they discuss the intense opposition from the community and the Bronx borough council over the $800 million proposal to build a new Yankee Stadium adjacent to the old one. 

One resident, Ernesto Maldonado, said "We've never benefited from the stadium, and we don't believe we'll ever benefit from it."

Another resident, a community board member named Mary L. Blassingame, said “If they had been a good neighbor, they would not have put this plan through."

The reason for this sentiment was obvious. Firstly, the Yankees received a massive tax break......

https://www.pinstripealley.com/2017/6/29/15890578/yankees-bronx-new-york-stadium-charity-slush-fund-steinbrenner-levine