The new Yankee Stadium includes a martini bar

[Neecy]

And all of this luxury is rent-free, courtesy of New York taxpayers.

The new Yankee Stadium will have party suites, a members-only restaurant, a martini bar and a price tag to match all the luxury — $1.3 billion, up from the original estimate of $1 billion.


"We tried to reflect a five-star hotel and put a ballfield in the middle," said Yankees chief operating officer Lonn Trost, who hosted a media tour Thursday.

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There will be a conference area with video conferencing so that a corporate group could have a daylong meeting and then stay for a game. A concierge will be available to procure theater tickets or restaurant reservations.


There will be 51 luxury suites, two large outdoor suites and eight party suites with seating for up to 410 people in total.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/07/sports/s164107S31.DTL&type=sports

[islandmkl]

1. they'll need the drinks to deal with THAT team of theirs

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Luxury boxes are paid for by the patrons, not by the taxpayers...

:shrug:

[angstlessk]

5. the construction of the martini bar is on the taxpayers..martini's are paid for n/t

[taterguy]

6. And none of those boxes are tax write-offs?

Yeah
Right

[Neecy]

7. very true

But the city won't charge a dime to the Yankees in rent on the city-owned land the stadium is built on.

[Auggie]

3. "Members-only, corporate groups, luxury suites..."

This is no ballpark for common folk like you and me

[sam sarrha]

4. do they have a casino whore house with CIA Limo service,