The Congressional subcommittee on Domestic Policy, of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a hearing on October 10, 2007 titled "Professional Sport Stadiums: Do They Divert Public Funds From Critical Public Infrastructure?" Good Jobs NY testified on the Yankee Stadium subsidy deal as part of this hearing. Click Here for more information.
• Read the testimony of Bettina Damiani, Project Director of Good Jobs New York.
• View a map showing subsidized baseball stadiums against deficient bridges in NYC.
• Read more about the Yankee Stadium subsidy deal.
• View a map showing subsidized professional sports stadiums against structurally deficient bridges across the country.
This hearing was the Subcommittee's second to examine public subsidies for professional sports stadiums. The first hearing was held in March.