In The Voice Of Dr. Evil, “One Millllion Dollars”
Queens lawmakers stand firm — one million dollars:
Seeking support for its stadium plan, the Mets have offered to spend $200,000 on sports programs for local kids — drawing howls of protest from some Queens lawmakers who demanded a $1 million payout.
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The Mets pitched their $200,000 offer during a six-hour meeting with the Queens delegation that ended after midnight yesterday, sources confirmed.
Faster than Jose Reyes can steal second, the Council members whose districts are closest to Shea lambasted the Amazin’s as bad corporate citizens.
“Shame on them if they think that’s okay! Shame on them! Our kids are worth more,” thundered Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens).
“They have not — double underline, exclamation point — they have not done enough for my community or for the borough of Queens, and they need to.”
Of course hundreds of thousands — if not millions! — of Mets fans would be clamoring to go out to Flushing Meadows were the Mets not there. Of course . . .
Posted: April 11th, 2006 | Filed under: Blatant Localism, Queens