Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in the Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx in NY City.
Address: 1 East 161st Street
Location: Bronx, New York
Official twitter account of Yankee Stadium: https://twitter.com/yankeestadium
Coordinates: 40°49’45″N 73°55’35″W
Public transit:
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line at Yankees – East 153rd Street
New York City Subway: “4” train “B” train ”D” train at 161st Street – Yankee Stadium
New York City Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13
Owner: City of New York
Operator: New York Yankees and New York City FC
Capacity:
Baseball: 47,309 (2018–present)
47,422 (2017)
49,469 (2016)
49,638 (2015)
49,642 (2014)
50,291 (2011–2013)
50,287 (2009–2010)
Soccer: 28,743 (Expandable to 47,309)
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)
