Federal Prosecutors Visiting Yankee Stadium
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- April
- 13
Yankee Stadium in the Bronx is more than just the new home of 26 World Series championships.
The newly built stadium on 161st Street also “is a model of accessibility to people with disabilities.”
So says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District in Manhattan. The district includes Rockland and Westchester, as well as the Bronx.
Tomorrow, the Yankee brass and U.S. Attorney Lev Dassin (no word whether he’s a Yankee fan, by the way) will hold a news conference at the stadium to announce that the office has completed its review of the ball park.
Providing proper accessibility for people with disabilities resulted from cooperation between the Yankees, the Department of Justice, and private groups during the stadium’s design and construction.
The Yankees voluntarily sought input from the Justice Department to ensure that the stadium would be accessible to people with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said today in a news release.
The act is meant to guarantee that people with disabilities have equal opportunities, including the opportunity to enjoy a sporting event as others do.
Following the news conference at 11 a.m. today, there will be a tour of some of the new Stadium’s accessible features will follow the press conference 11 a.m.
The Yanks open the season at the stadium on Thursday, though the team played the Cubs at the new ballpark to cap off spring training.
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on Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 5:37 pm by Steve Lieberman. 
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