text: how far is yankee stadium for manhattan?   yankee stadium lies on the harlem rive which bisects bronx county from mahatten county. the actual distance would be the harlem river +200 yards into the bronx. if your talking about times square as "manhatten" on a good day 20minutes by taxi. if your in the south seaport district hop on a subway near battery park and you'll be @ the stadium in less than a half hour.