NFL’s Bills to Get $850 Million Taxpayer Subsidy for Stadium (2)

New York state taxpayers would spend $600 million to help build a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills with a capacity of least 60,000 people as part of a proposal by Governor Kathy Hochul.

Under an agreement with Erie County announced Monday, the Bills and the National Football League will contribute $550 million to the $1.4 billion stadium and the county will chip in $250 million. In return, the Bills agreed to stay in Buffalo for 30 years.

“New Yorkers can rest assured that their investment will be recouped by the economic activity the team generates,” Hochul, who hails ...