The Armory Foundation, a 501(c)(3) New York nonprofit and home to the premier indoor track & field center in America, is committed to serving youth by promoting excellence and fitness through a broad range of athletic, educational and community programs. Built in 1909, the 168th Street Armory in the Washington Heights community of Upper Manhattan has a diverse history with eras as an underutilized military installation and overcrowded homeless shelter. Now, following an intensive 1993 facility rehabilitation led by Norbert Sander, Jr. M.D. and Michael Frankfurt, Esq., it serves as a vital resource for the children and people of New York. The Foundation's primary emphasis is reaching and motivating the youth of all five boroughs by offering them competitive track and field activities and broadening their horizons with computer classes, college preparation programs and a variety of cultural and school-coordinated educational activities. The Armory Foundation promotes excellence, fitness and community in its hosting of more than 100 track events each year, maintaining the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, operating the largest after-school activity center in New York and offering a variety of community support programs in its world class facility.
161st Street–Yankee Stadium is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the underground IND Concourse Line. Located at the intersection of 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the: 4 train at all times D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction B train during rush hours The station is ADA-accessible, with elevators available to all platforms.This station is located adjacent to Yankee Stadium, and also provides service to many Bronx County courts, government facilities, and shopping districts which are a short walk to the east. The station is eight blocks away from the MTA's Metro-North Yankees–East 153rd Street station, which also provides service to Yankee Stadium.The combined passenger count for 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station in 2013 was 8,766,012, making it the busiest station in the Bronx and 38th overall.This is one of only two station complexes in the Bronx (the other being 149th Street–Grand Concourse). When the IND portion was built in 1933, paper tickets were used to transfer between the two lines; this method was used until the 1950s, when the indoor escalators were built.
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890 and renovated after a fire in 1911, is the one generally indicated when the Polo Grounds is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, very short distances to the left and right field walls, and an unusually deep center field. As the name suggests, the original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bounded on the south and north by 110th and 112th Streets and on the east and west by Fifth and Sixth (Lenox) Avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880.In baseball, the original Polo Grounds was home to the New York Metropolitans from 1880 until 1885, and the New York Giants from 1883 until 1888. The Giants played in the second Polo Grounds for part of the 1889 season and all of the 1890 season, and at the third and fourth Polo Grounds from 1891 through 1957. The Polo Grounds was also the home field of the New York Yankees from 1913 until 1922 and the New York Mets in their first two seasons of 1962 and 1963. It hosted the 1934 and 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Games.
The Fort Washington Avenue Armory, also known as the Fort Washington Armory and The Armory, is located at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between West 168th and 169th Streets, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is a brick Classical Revival building with Romanesque Revival elements, such as the entrance arch, and is currently home to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and other organizations including the Police Athletic League of New York City.The spacious third floor is home to the New Balance Track and Field Center: A 200-meter, six-lane banked mondo track, two large runways and sand pits, a pole vault pit, and a throws cage. The Center is widely regarded as one of the premier indoor track and field facilities in the United States. The Center plays host to a number of meets at the high school, college, and professional/open/masters level each year, including the NSIC indoor national meet, the Big East and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference conference meets, and the New Balance Games. A number of college programs - such as Columbia University, New York University, Saint John's University, St. Francis College, City College of New York and Iona College - utilize it as their home indoor track. In May 2011 the President of the Millrose Games announced that, starting in January 2012, that notable event would move from Madison Square Garden, its home since 1914, to the Fort Washington Avenue Armory, with a new all-day Saturday schedule replacing the previous Friday evening format.
Welcome to iconic Yankee Stadium, a year-round venue with unique spaces to accommodate any occasion. We host social, corporate, and public events such as international soccer, boxing, hockey, concerts, soccer, and college football, including the annual New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Call (646) 977-8400 today to book your holiday party at our house!
Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees, one of the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises, from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York Giants football team from 1956 through the first part of the 1973–74 football season. The stadium's nickname, "The House That Ruth Built", is derived from Babe Ruth, the legendary baseball superstar whose prime years coincided with the stadium's opening and the beginning of the Yankees' winning history. It has also been known as "The Big Ballpark in The Bronx", "The Stadium", and "The Cathedral of Baseball".The stadium was built from 1922 to 1923 for $2.4 million ($32 million in 2014 dollars). The stadium's construction was paid for entirely by Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, who was eager to have his own stadium after sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants baseball team the previous 10 years. Yankee Stadium opened for the 1923 MLB season and at the time, it was hailed as a one-of-a-kind facility in the country for its size. Over the course of its history, it became one of the most famous venues in the United States, having hosted a variety of events and historic moments during its existence. While many of these moments were baseball-related—including World Series games, no-hitters, perfect games and historic home runs—the stadium also hosted boxing matches, concerts, Jehovah's Witnesses conventions (see record attendance) and three Papal Masses. The stadium went through many alterations and playing surface configurations over the years. The condition of the facility worsened in the 1960s and 1970s, prompting its closing for renovation from 1974 to 1975. The renovation significantly altered the appearance of the venue and reduced the distance of the outfield fences.
Elevated directly behind home plate, the Delta Sky360º Suite features an expansive climate-controlled lounge with an outdoor patio, providing breathtaking views of the playing field The amenities and wide variety of food options will impress your family, friends and business associates.
Welcome to Johnny Rockets, the home of all-American food and fun. Opened on June 6, 1986, our restaurant was created with a simple goal in mind: to serve American classics in an exciting atmosphere that invites great times and delivers equally great food. A place where friends and families can relax and escape their everyday routines while enjoying the spirit of yesterday. And a place where dancing servers and twirled straws are welcomed and celebrated. With over 300 restaurants found everywhere from local neighborhoods to international waters, Johnny Rockets serves 17 million hamburgers, over 8 million shakes and 8 million pounds of American Fries each year. With each bite and every sip, all Johnny Rockets restaurants deliver the same promise—that you’ll get the freshest food possible in one of the most casual and memorable settings imaginable. Have comments, photos, videos or links? Feel free to share! We’ll leave up comments that relate to any of the subjects covered on our page. Please know, though, that all inappropriate or offensive comments will be removed. And because our lawyers made us: By posting your photos on our page or tagging us in your photos, you are giving us the right to use your photos in social media. (But we could make you famous, so why not?) Thanks for being a fan of Johnny Rockets! You’ve got great taste and, guess what? So do we! We look forward to serving you! NOTE: Hours will vary from season to season and can be found here: http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=nyy#y=2014&m=7&calendar=DEFAULT
Het Yankee Stadium is sinds 2009 het stadion van honkbalclub New York Yankees, gelegen in het New Yorkse stadsdeel The Bronx.Het kwam in de plaats van het uit 1923 daterende oude stadion met dezelfde naam dat pal naast het huidige lag en plaats maakte voor een park. Yankee Stadium werd ontworpen door Populous Architects en werd op 2 april 2009 officieel in gebruik genomen, nadat men in 2006 was begoonen met de bouw. De bouw zou uiteindelijk 1,5 miljard dollar kosten.De capaciteit van het stadion is 52.325 toeschouwers, waarvan 50.086 zitplaatsen. Het speelveld bestaat uit gras en gravel.In het openingsjaar van het nieuwe stadion (2009) wonnen de Yankees direct hun 27e World Series-titel door met 4-2 te winnen van de Philadelphia Phillies.Op 21 april 2014 werd bekendgemaakt dat New York City FC haar thuiswedstrijden zal spelen in het Yankee Stadium totdat het eigen stadion klaar is voor gebruik.