Lawmakers: New Mets Stadium Should Be Taxpayer Field, Not Citi Field
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Two New York City Council members say that Citigroup should show its thanks for a federal bailout by sharing the naming rights to the new Mets ballpark in Queens.
The struggling bank is slated to pay $400 million over the next 20 years to name the stadium Citi Field.
The bank made the commitment years ago, when it was flush with cash.
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But now that Citigroup is getting billions of dollars in federal aid, Staten Island Republicans Vincent Ignizio and James Oddo say the ballpark's name should be changed to Citi/Taxpayer Field.
Citigroup and Mets officials have been saying that they have no plan to alter the naming-rights deal.
Citigroup spokesman Steve Silverman said he had no comment on the Council members' proposal.