As debate rages, BP conditionally approves Yankee Stadium plan

By Bobby Ciafardini

Weeks after a stormy public hearing on a plan the local community board shot down, Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. is going to bat for the community and playing hardball regarding the new Yankee Stadium plan.

As the debate during the review process for the proposed Yankee Stadium intensifies, Carrion signed off on the proposal to build the new ballpark just north of the existing stadium, between 161st and 164th streets, and between Jerome and River avenues. But Carrion