PARKS DEPARTMENT RENEGES ON PROMISE TO SAVE HISTORIC YANKEE STADIUM BALCONIES!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 27, 2010


PARKS DEPARTMENT RENEGES ON PROMISE TO SAVE HISTORIC YANKEE STADIUM BALCONIES!!!

Mayor Public Advocate Receive Emergency Petition to Intervene


In an absolutely stunning and unexpected move, the Parks Department of New York has reneged on repeated promises and explicit assurances that they would save three (3) historic balconies from Old Yankee Stadium for the People of New York, as confirmed to the Committee to Commemorate Old Yankee Stadium and HistoryOfTheYankees.com, and reported in the Daily News, less than three weeks ago:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/04/10/2010-04-10_3_yankees_balconies_saved_for_Park.html

Yesterday, the Parks Department, shockingly declared - at a hearing yesterday before New York's Public Design Commission - that they now have NO plans whatsoever to save or incorporate the historic balconies at Old Yankee Stadium Park - the new Park to be built built on the site of Old Yankee Stadium. (This "FINAL" hearing was not scheduled, Publicly noticed, or conducted, in compliance with City law, rule, and policy - thus further violating the Public's right of review.)

To prevent and reverse this horrendous decision - which was not afforded the Public review required by law - the Committee to Commemorate Old Yankee Stadium petitioned yesterday for the emergency intervention and legal action of both Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and by City of New York Public Advocate, Bill de Basio, as detailed at the link immediately below:
Emergency Petition for Public Review and Hearing Regarding Preservation of Old Yankee Stadium Balconies - Click Here!
More evidence and information is available from the parties identified below
For Previous Media Releases, Stories & Related Videos, Please See:

http://ccoys.blogspot.com/
http://ultimateyankees.com/CCOYS.htm

For Commemorative Video Including Depictions of the Balconies and History of Old Yankee Stadium, see:
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=mAN7LfBtckw (Save the Gate That Ruth Built on YouTube)
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For Further Information, Please contact:
Tim Reid
Committee to Commemorate Old Yankee Stadium
(754) 368-1295
savetheGate@gmail.com



and/or



Brad Turnow
http://www.historyoftheyankees.com/
(516) 523-4749
bhturnow@optonline.net



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