OT: Rendering released of potential new Bills stadium

[upstater1]

The Governor is from Buffalo, so downstate taxpayers (where most of the tax money comes from) are subsidizing the Pegulas‘ little venture.

Who paid for Yankee Stadium and Citi Field?

 

[Ian]

Is it just wide right of the old stadium?

 

[Zuma]

I’ve always admired Kraft for not using public funds

 

[Pape]

@upstater1

this article gives a good recap of what has been spent on stadiums in new york

State historically not a big funder of stadiums - Investigative Post

New York has put relatively little money torwards stadium and arena projects in recent years. What will Albany commit to for a Bills stadium?

www.investigativepost.org

 

[PatsWSB47]

Seems a little overdue, but it obviously looks nice:

How many Bills Mafia deaths from jumping off those buffalos?

 

[TomPatriot]

Who paid for Yankee Stadium and Citi Field?

It wasn’t upstate taxpayers.

 

[upstater1]

It wasn’t upstate taxpayers.

???

$440m for Citi Field is public money but not from NY City. It's from the entire state.
$235m for Yankee Stadium.

Combined total of $1.8B in public subsidy, with $1.1B coming from NYC and MTA.

 

[Pape]

???

$440m for Citi Field is public money but not from NY City. It's from the entire state.
$235m for Yankee Stadium.

Combined total of $1.8B in public subsidy, with $1.1B coming from NYC and MTA.

edit - gotta look into this a bit more... not sure the stuff i read was 100% accurate...

 

[upstater1]

@upstater1

this article gives a good recap of what has been spent on stadiums in new york

State historically not a big funder of stadiums - Investigative Post

New York has put relatively little money torwards stadium and arena projects in recent years. What will Albany commit to for a Bills stadium?

www.investigativepost.org

Investigative Post is citing the same guy I read but they mangled the #s.

Check out Mause's PDF here:

https://www.fieldofschemes.com/documents/Yanks-Mets-costs.pdf

 

[upstater1]

Those were bonds that the teams are paying for... state contributions are much less...

The buffalo money is going to be the same.

Foregone taxes, etc. It's going to be built the same way.

It hasn't even been agreed to yet.

But the structure will be similar

 

[Pape]

Investigative Post is citing the same guy I read but they mangled the #s.

Check out Mause's PDF here:

https://www.fieldofschemes.com/documents/Yanks-Mets-costs.pdf

looks like the biggest expense is the forfeiture of property taxes...

i personally dont think any state or federal money should be used in stadium construction...

now, infrastructure improvements? I can see a benefit, as long as they are functional

 

[Pape]

Foregone taxes, etc. It's going to be built the same way.

Huge number... was shocked by the number on that spread sheet

 

[GreenCow]

The response in Buffalo has been very mixed.

The team says those overhangs will cover 60% of the seats. Not sure how that looks possible.

 

[Dingleberry]

Here's the design for the hotel being built next door.

 

[Jlaff]

Like building a mansion in a trailer park.

 

[Boomer B]

Usually they would use a barn to house a bunch of animals, but somehow it looks like the Bills fans will get a nice stadium.

 

[PatsWSB47]

Here's the design for the hotel being built next door.

I modeled for that

 

[upstater1]

Like building a mansion in a trailer park.

Oddly enough, Buffalo has more Gilded Age mansions than almost any American city. There are lots of mansions around here in the city.

 

[dtbrks]

Where are the bildos ??

 

[Patsfan1958]

Where are the bildos ??

Usually in the crowd