ALBANY — As if sports fans don’t already pay enough to see their beloved Yankees, Knicks and Rangers.
They’d have to dig a little deeper into their pockets to go to games under a bill a Brooklyn Democrat is promoting.
State Assemblyman Nick Perry’s legislation authorizes the city to slap a 25-cent fee on every ticket to a sporting event worth more than $4, with the money going to finance youth sports and recreation programs.
“I believe that constructive recreational activities as a part of the school curriculum are extremely important in the development of a student,” said Perry, who called existing program funding inadequate.
State Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long called Perry’s bill misguided.
“New Yorkers have already been nickeled and dimed to death,” Long said. “It’s already too expensive to live here. It’s already too expensive to attend sporting events. And I don’t trust any bureaucrats not to raid the fund when they have a shortfall.”
Game-day tickets for Yankee Stadium range from $15 to more than $300.
ekriss@nypost.com
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