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February 8, 2008

A Bronx bombshell: New Yankee Stadium has it all

Not every construction site has a limestone and granite fixture so grand that it looks as if it were built 85 years ago, which is the whole point. It says something about the spirit of the new ballpark going up in the Bronx that the brilliant gold letters literally are carved in stone: "YANKEE STADIUM."

April 24, 2006

Are Yankees courting their own curse?

The house that Babe Ruth built by hitting balls out of the park now has a date with the wrecking ball, and demolition plans have set off a backlash that has little to do with the loss of parkland or increased traffic, and everything to do with nostalgia.

April 24, 2006

No landmark status for Yankee Stadium

Despite the decades of history attached to Yankee Stadium, including the distinction of being the first ballpark to be called a "stadium," rather than a "field" or "park," the structure has never been designated a historic landmark.

April 24, 2006

Taxpayers to foot demolition bill

The city of New York owns Yankee Stadium and taxpayers will be paying to take it down.

April 24, 2006

What happened when at Yankee Stadium

Feb. 6, 1921

June 16, 2005

Yankees polish a new diamond

The Yankees unveiled their much-anticipated plans for a new stadium yesterday -- a spectacular arena that strives to recapture the ambience of the original historic ballpark, but that also features the kind of amenities that can support the high cost of baseball today.

June 16, 2005

Ken Davidoff: Yanks do right thing and fans win

Forget about the fact that we knew this new Yankees stadium was coming for a year. That the long-overdue news conference began 15 minutes late yesterday, despite being on live television. That they gave every politician in the state five minutes on the podium.

June 16, 2005

Jeter: 'It will be the same atmosphere'

History is not limited to landmarks. So say the few Yankees who may still be in pinstripes when the team's new home is slated to open in 2009.

June 16, 2005

Stadium neighbors have mixed reactions

Many neighbors of Yankee Stadium never believed George Steinbrenner when he threatened, at various times in the past 11 years, to move his team away from the Bronx.

June 16, 2005

Fans speak out on new Stadium

"After all the news about the West Side stadium and the Queens stadium, I just want to know where all the money is coming from. I go to 10 games a year. It's one of the oldest stadiums, up there with Wrigley and Fenway, and it's due for an upgrade." (Erik Gulley, 34, of Elizabeth, N.J.)

June 16, 2005

Justin Davidson: Not exactly a home run

If the pope announced plans for a new St. Peter's, or if President George W. Bush relocated the Lincoln Memorial across the Potomac, the tremors among believers could hardly be more powerful. The Yankees' announcement yesterday that they plan to abandon their home of 82 years for a younger version suggests that sacredness has become disposable.