The Bronx WMD
The Times has some not-shocking news today about the Yankee Stadium “community benefits agreement.” According to the article, the board of the new entity charged with giving $1.2 million in annual cash contributions — or in game tickets and athletic gear, if the Yankees prefer that — to Bronx community organizations hasn’t met yet, and hasn’t even registered with the IRS. The group’s acting chairman is a contributor to Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión, who brokered the agreement along with three Bronx councilmembers and the Yankees’ Randy Mastro (who, incidentally, was formerly Mayor Giuliani’s right hand).
