AP
New York lawmakers want any pro sports team that builds a stadium with public funds to set aside a block of low-cost tickets.
Democrats in the Assembly majority say that any professional sports team — including the Yankees — that wants public financial backing for a stadium should have to set aside tickets at a price fans of moderate and low income could afford.
Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh of Manhattan says the teams have that responsibility if they take public financing.
The Yankees are seeking more public funding for their new stadium, the Mets are replacing Shea Stadium and the NBA’s Nets plan to move to a new arena in Brooklyn.
There is no support yet for the ticket proposal in the Republican-led Senate.