According to the city, the cost to secure Obamaâs home between Nov. 5, 2008, and Jan. 18 was more than $1.5 million â most of which the city âexpectsâ to be reimbursed because of his status as president-elect. Everythingâs more expensive in New York!
Taxpayers will fund Yankees' VIP parking, NYC gets less money. A skeleton of the new Yankee Stadium, which is taking shape. The Yankees and hundreds of their VIPs will get free valet parking for the next 40 years, courtesy of New York taxpayers.
Saving Yankee Stadium's Gate 2 preserves New York's rich history. Beloved old Yankee Stadium, scene of 86 years of beauty and drama, sits alone, awaiting execution. It won't be long until the familiar silhouette begins to shrink, then disappears. The trucks will take it away as rubble.