Staten Island Yanks Owe City

The Staten Island Yankees owe the city more than half a million dollars for electricity, water and sewer payments on their stadium, plus late fees on bills that have piled up, according to an audit by City Comptroller William Thompson.

The team, which won its third New York-Penn League championship last season, is the Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees, whose value was recently estimated at $1.026 billion by Forbes magazine. Plans are under way to build the parent Yankees a new $800 million stadium in their home borough, the Bronx.