Brodsky Undeterred After Judge Quashes Yankees’ Subpoenas
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Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, D-Greenburgh, Westchester County, was not about declare defeat today after a state Supreme Court judge in Albany ruled today that the New York Yankees do not need to comply with a broad subpoena issued by Brodsky about the new Yankees stadium.
Brodsky said that, “While we disagree with that conclusion, we remain committed to the conclusion of our investigation and are carefully examining the decision before announcing our next steps.”
He said the judge’s decision did confirm that the investigation by the committee he chairs, the Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, can legally subpoena the Bronx Bombers over the estimated $4 billion in taxpayer subsidies to build the new ballpark.
In a statement, Brodsky concluded, “Our examination of the decision and our own determination of what next steps are in the public interest will be based on our conviction that the truth must eventually come out, that the Legislature must pursue changes in law in this area, and that relevant documents are needed to that reach that goal. We will announce our decision shortly.”
Brodsky has been hammering the Yankees over the use of taxpayer dollars to build the new stadium, taking the fight to court to order the Yankees to produce thousands of documents.
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on Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at 3:46 pm by Joseph Spector.
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Brodsky is right on this one. It’s Bread and Circuses with the Yankees. In the end, so long as the taxpayer remains disinterested in being surreptitiously fleeced, office- holders and office- seekers will see to it that the Yanks will always get whatever they want.