New Yankee Stadium = Bad News for The Bronx

Locals hurt as Yanks break ground
"Residents of Highbridge, the easily ignored neighborhood surrounding the park, are feeling the pinch."
"While the Yankees are gearing up for their new play-space with a groundbreaking ceremony this morning, locals are seeing the reality of losing ground. Macombs Dam Park, a 16-acre oasis of hard-to-find green space, is now closed."
"It upsets everybody," said tennis player Ernesto Brito, 46, a construction worker who moonlights as a Yankee Stadium parking attendant. "How much are they going to invest in the community? [Yankees owner George] Steinbrenner, he doesn't care about it."

I am a life-long Yankees fan, but this is bad news for the Bronx. For those of you who think this is a good deal, read the details of the plan the city made with the Yanks. Well detailed here.

The main reason for a new Yankees Stadium? Two words: LUXURY BOXES. The people that use these luxury boxes will arrive to the VIP parking lots and leave the same way, never soiling themselves by touching foot in 'the jungle' of The Bronx.

- Vox