Facility Notes
Paul Larrabee, a spokesperson for New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, would not confirm
a report that Aqueduct could be closed under a plan to overhaul horse racing in
the state, but he said that Spitzer “was considering options that he felt would
strengthen horse racing in the state.” Larrabee added, “No proposal has been advanced
at this point or finalized” (N.Y. TIMES, 5/20).
TOWER OF POWER: Bruins Exec VP Charlie Jacobs said that his family’s Delaware
North Cos. “soon hopes to finalize plans with a co-developer to construct a 37-story
hotel/residential tower” on a lot behind TD Banknorth Garden. Jacobs said that
the building would have a hotel and condos and five floors of parking. Meanwhile,
Jacobs said that the “only change” in ticket prices next season will be a “slight
cost reduction to [about 3,000] corner balcony seats” (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/20).
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Yankees Reportedly Lobbying Hard Against
Change To State’s Anti-Scalping Laws |
KEEP AWAY: In N.Y., Kenneth Lovett reports the Yankees “are lobbying hard
against a proposed change to the state’s ticket-scalping laws that would strip
away the club’s exclusive resale rights.” Yankees spokesperson Howard Rubenstein
indicated that the team “supports part of a measure ... that would remove all
caps on tickets’ resale prices,” but it “‘strongly opposes’ a provision that would
ban sports and entertainment venues from exclusively reselling their tickets”
(N.Y. POST, 5/21).
INSURANCE RUN: Fremont (CA) City Manager Fred Diaz “recommended that the
A’s be required to ensure the city doesn’t lose money from its general operating
budget as a condition of building the team’s proposed ballpark village.” The requirement,
“along with 18 others that the city council will consider on Tuesday, is consistent
with public promises already made” by A’s Owner Lew Wolff. Wolff said the proposed
guidelines “seem fine to me” (MERCURY NEWS, 5/19).
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