Non-residential. Yankee Stadium and Macombs Dam Park anchor this area around the Bronx's iconic baseball venue, with game-day crowds and surrounding sports facilities.
Non-residential. Yankee Stadium and Macombs Dam Park anchor this area around the Bronx's iconic baseball venue, with game-day crowds and surrounding sports facilities.
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The original Yankee Stadium, "The House That Ruth Built," opened in 1923 and was the first triple-decked sports structure in America.
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Macombs Dam Park anchors the green space here, with Elston Gene Howard Field Playground offering a solid option right near the stadium. A bit north, Mullaly Park and Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park each bring their own play areas — Foster Park splits into north and south sections, giving families two spots to choose from. It's a genuine trio of playgrounds for a neighborhood that doesn't have a ton of kids wandering around, which honestly makes these spaces all the more vital when families do show up.
Schools & early education
School options are thin in this stretch of the Bronx — you’ll find just one zoned public school, P.S. X114 Luis Llorens Torres on Cromwell Avenue. The surrounding blocks fall primarily within its catchment, though families seeking alternatives will need to look toward Riverdale or the Grand Concourse corridor for more choices. Private and charter options are essentially absent in the immediate area, so this is very much a single-school neighborhood for now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park a good neighborhood for families?
- Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park scores 28/100 for families on Motley — toward the lower end citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park safe?
- Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park scores 20/100 on safety — toward the lower end citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park?
- Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park has 1 school mapped inside its boundary and scores 6/100 for schools — toward the lower end citywide.
- Is Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park affordable?
- Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park scores 15/100 for affordability on Motley — among the pricier parts of the city.
- Which borough is Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park in?
- Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park is a neighborhood in Bronx, New York City.
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