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Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium
New Yankee Stadium,
The House That Jeter Built,
The House That George Built
Yankee Stadium Logo.png
Le Yankee Stadium.jpg
2011 photo
Address 1 East 161st Street
Location Bronx, New York
Coordinates 40°49′45″N 73°55′35″W / 40.82917°N 73.92639°W / 40.82917; -73.92639Coordinates: 40°49′45″N 73°55′35″W / 40.82917°N 73.92639°W / 40.82917; -73.92639
Public transit Metro-North Railroad:      Hudson Line at Yankees – East 153rd Street
New York City Subway: NYCS-bull-trans-4.svg NYCS-bull-trans-B.svg NYCS-bull-trans-D.svg at 161st Street – Yankee Stadium
New York City Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx6, Bx13
Owner New York Yankees
Operator New York Yankees
Capacity Baseball: 49,469 (2016–present)
49,638 (2015)
49,642 (2014)
50,291 (2011–2013)
50,287 (2009–2010)
Soccer: 30,321 (Expandable to 49,469)
Football: 54,251
Record attendance Baseball: 50,960
Soccer: 49,653
Football: 54,251
Field size Baseball:
Left Field – 318 feet (97 m)
Left Center – 399 feet (122 m)
Center Field – 408 feet (124 m)
Right Center – 385 feet (117 m)
Right Field – 314 feet (96 m)
Backstop – 52 feet 4 inches (16 m)
Soccer:
110 yards (101 m) x 70 yards (64 m)
Surface Kentucky Bluegrass
Construction
Broke ground August 19, 2006
Opened April 2, 2009 (re-opening) (workout day)
April 3, 2009 (exhibition game)
April 16, 2009 (regular season)
Construction cost US$2.3 billion
Architect Populous (formerly HOK Sport)
Project manager Tishman Speyer/International Facilities Group, LLC.
Structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti
Services engineer M-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractor Turner Construction
Tenants
New York Yankees (MLB) (2009–present)
Pinstripe Bowl (NCAA) (2010–present)
New York City FC (MLS) (2015–present)

Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. It serves as the home ballpark for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).The $2.3 billion stadium, built with $1.2 billion in public subsidies, replaced the original Yankee Stadium in 2009. It is one block north of the original, on the 24-acre former site of Macombs Dam Park; the 8-acre site of the original stadium is now a public park called Heritage Field. The stadium incorporates replicas of some design elements from the original Yankee Stadium and like its predecessor it has hosted additional events, including college football games, soccer matches, and concerts. Although Yankee Stadium's construction began in August 2006, the project spanned many years and faced many controversies, including the high public cost and the loss of public parkland. The overall price tag makes the new Yankee Stadium the most expensive stadium ever built.It is also the home park for New York City FC of Major League Soccer (MLS).

New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner began campaigning for a new stadium in the early 1980s, just a few years after the remodeled Yankee Stadium opened. Steinbrenner at the time was reportedly considering a move to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in New Jersey. Governor Thomas Kean in 1984 authorized the use of land for a new baseball stadium in the Meadowlands, but the state legislature did not provide financing for the stadium. In a statewide referendum in 1987, New Jersey taxpayers rejected $185 million in public financing for a baseball stadium for the Yankees. Despite the rejection from New Jersey, Steinbrenner frequently used a threatened move there as leverage in negotiations with New York City.

In 1988, Mayor Ed Koch agreed to have city taxpayers spend $90 million on a second renovation of Yankee Stadium that included luxury boxes and restaurants inside the stadium and parking garages and traffic improvements outside. Steinbrenner agreed in principle, but then backed out of the deal. In 1993, Mayor David Dinkins expanded on Koch's proposal by offering his Bronx Center vision for the neighborhood, including new housing, a new courthouse, and relocating the Police Academy nearby.


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