New Yankee Stadium
| New Yankee Stadium, The House That Jeter Built, The House That George Built |
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| Address | 1 East 161st Street |
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| Location | Bronx, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°49′45″N 73°55′35″W / 40.82917°N 73.92639°WCoordinates: 40°49′45″N 73°55′35″W / 40.82917°N 73.92639°W |
| Public transit |
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line at Yankees – East 153rd Street New York City Subway:    at 161st Street – Yankee StadiumNew York City Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx6, Bx13 |
| Owner | New York Yankees |
| Operator | New York Yankees |
| Capacity |
Baseball: 47,422 (2017–present) 49,469 (2016) 49,638 (2015) 49,642 (2014) 50,291 (2011–2013) 50,287 (2009–2010) Soccer: 30,321 (Expandable to 47,422) 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 |
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| 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 |
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New York Yankees (MLB) (2009–present) Pinstripe Bowl (NCAA) (2010–present) New York City FC (MLS) (2015–present) |
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Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in the Concourse section of 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, two outdoor NHL games, 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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