The Bronx

===Sports===
[[File:New Yankee Stadium.JPG|thumb|New [[Yankee Stadium]] at 161st and River Avenue]]

The Bronx is the home of the [[New York Yankees]], nicknamed "the Bronx Bombers", of [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/yankees|title=The Official website of the New York Yankees|website=Yankees.com|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> The original [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] opened in 1923 on 161st Street and River Avenue, a year that saw the Yankees bring home the first of their 27 [[World Series]] championships; with seating for 58,000 in three decks, it was the largest MLB statdium of its day.<ref>Perry, Dayn. [https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/old-yankee-stadiums-rise-and-fall-complete-story-of-the-house-that-ruth-built-100-years-after-its-opening/ "Old Yankee Stadium's rise and fall: Complete story of 'The House that Ruth Built' 100 years after its opening"], [[CBS Sports]], April 18, 2023. Accessed January 2, 2024. "Spring 1923 After just 284 working days, construction on the massive Yankee Stadium is completed. In terms of its breadth, it is a first in baseball. It is the first baseball stadium with three decks and an electronic scoreboard. It's also the first major-league playing field to be encircled by a running path, which will later become MLB's first warning track. The seating capacity of 58,000 puts Yankee Stadium far above its peers of the day."</ref> With the famous façade, the short right field porch and Monument Park, Yankee Stadium has been home to many of baseball's greatest players including [[Babe Ruth]], [[Lou Gehrig]], [[Joe DiMaggio]], [[Whitey Ford]], [[Yogi Berra]], [[Mickey Mantle]], [[Reggie Jackson]], [[Thurman Munson]], [[Don Mattingly]], [[Derek Jeter]] and [[Mariano Rivera]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/yankees/history/timeline-1900s|title=Yankees Timeline – 1900s |website=New York Yankees |publisher=MLB.com |access-date=January 7, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127121436/https://www.mlb.com/yankees/history/timeline-1900s |archive-date= Jan 27, 2022 }}</ref>

The original stadium was the scene of [[Lou Gehrig]]'s Farewell Speech in 1939, Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, Roger Maris' record breaking 61st home run in 1961, and Reggie Jackson's 3 home runs to clinch Game 6 of the 1977 World Series. The Stadium was the former home of the [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1956 to 1973. It would be renovated during the Yankees' 1974 and 1975 seasons, while they played at [[Shea Stadium]] in [[Queens (borough)|Queens]], then the home stadium of the [[New York Mets]]; the refurbished Yankee Stadium opened in 1976, and saw its first three seasons end in World Series appearances (a loss in 1976, and wins in 1977 and 1978).

The original Yankee Stadium closed in 2008 to make way for a new [[Yankee Stadium]] in which the team started play in 2009. It is north-northeast of the 1923 Yankee Stadium, on the former site of [[Macombs Dam Park]].<ref>"[https://www.lehman.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/arch/buildings/Yannkee_Sta.html Yankee Stadium]", [[Lehman College]] Art Gallery. Accessed January 2, 2024. "2009's Yankee Stadium has been built on public parkland in adjoining Macombs Dam Park, and again supported by the City, at an estimated cost of 450 million dollars. (With a total price of 1.3 billion dollars, the new stadium is the second most expensive in the world.)"</ref> The current Yankee Stadium is also the home of [[New York City FC]] of [[Major League Soccer]], who began play in 2015.<ref>[https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/new-york-city-fc-announce-yankee-stadium-be-home-field-2015-season "New York City FC announce Yankee Stadium to be home field for 2015 season"], [[Major League Soccer]], April 21, 2014. Accessed January 2, 2024. "New York City FC will play their inaugural season in Major League Soccer at Yankee Stadium, the club announced on Monday at a press conference at the stadium."</ref>

The Yankees won 26 World Series titles while playing at the first Yankee Stadium; they added a 27th in 2009 at the end of their first season in their current home.<ref>[https://www.si.com/mlb/2013/10/15/new-york-yankees-27-world-championships#gid=ci0255c77ff0012781&pid=1923 "New York Yankees 27 World Championships"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', October 15, 2013. Accessed January 2, 2024. "It was only fitting that the Yankees christened their new stadium with their 27th World Series title."</ref>