The Yankee Stadium's Upper Deck Is Heard From The Yankees are talking about leaving the Bronx. When Newsday's sports department asked Yankee fans how they felt, the response was overwhelming. Here are some of their remarks NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition

If the Yankees must leave their beautiful, beloved and historic ballpark, I hope they move to Queens instead of New Jersey. I suggest they build a retractable-dome stadium that they could share with the Mets and the Jets. Then New York could at least retain the Yankees, satisfy the Mets, regain the...

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Published inNewsday
Main Authors Dave Gilmartin. Sag Harbor, Chris Kozlowski. Maspeth, John Mazzola. North Massapequa, Cariello Westbury, Frank S, Carlucci Mineola, Robert J, Scott Litman. Setauket
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 09.07.1993
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Summary:If the Yankees must leave their beautiful, beloved and historic ballpark, I hope they move to Queens instead of New Jersey. I suggest they build a retractable-dome stadium that they could share with the Mets and the Jets. Then New York could at least retain the Yankees, satisfy the Mets, regain the Jets and attract a Super Bowl and an NCAA Final Four tournament. Dave Gilmartin. Sag Harbor The New Jersey Yankees? The Staten Island Yankees? No. It's the New York Yankees. If you take the Yankees out of New York you might as well take the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty along with them. I can't see the Scooter talking about pasta sauce from a stadium in Jersey. This is tradition; the Yankees belong in New York. How can the Boss take down what [Babe Ruth] worked so hard to build? Chris Kozlowski. Maspeth Nevertheless, I would like to see the Yankees move to Queens, or even better, Nassau. There is no doubt in my mind but that the attendance would increase dramatically based on such a move.