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Officials finish a bike lane on the Grand Concourse

  With one last dash of paint, New York became the self-proclaimed “bike capital of the nation” Wednesday.

City leaders gathered on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx to paint the final stretch of a 200-mile, three-year bike lane expansion that nearly doubled the number of bike-lane miles across the car-packed five boroughs.

The project’s completion brings the city’s total street bike lanes to 420 miles and its total bike lanes, including park space, to 620 miles.

City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan compared the project’s size to a one-way road between New York and Boston, with New York now having double the number of bike-lane miles as Chicago. Bike commuting has increased by 45% since the project began, she said.

Wednesday’s celebration emphasized the all-around benefits of biking, with Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe lauding how new bike paths attract people to city parks, and Dr. Thomas Farley, city health commissioner, applauding the benefits of physical activity and bike lane safety.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said this was one time the Bronx “did not mind being last,” getting to host the completion of the project. He encouraged New Yorkers to explore their neighborhoods by bike.

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 Joe Torre swears he has no desire to see the new Yankee Stadium … except under one circumstance.

“I wouldn’t mind seeing it in October,” the Dodgers manager said. “That would be all right.”

With the way the Dodgers are rolling, there’s a distinct possibility Torre could be back in the World Series for the first time in six years. Los Angeles has the best record in baseball at 53-31 after last night’s 5-4 loss to the Mets and just got slugger Manny Ramirez back from his 50-game steroid suspension.

As for the Yankees’ new digs in The Bronx, Torre said he’s not curious about seeing it. He’s heard of its reputation as a launching pad.

“I heard about right field and this, that and the other thing,” Torre said, “but they have some guys that can hit home runs over there. It’s no surprise. If you hit the ball to straight-away right field even in the old ballpark it was pretty friendly.”

The Dodgers will face the Yankees next season, but the schedule is preliminary and it has not been determined where the series will be played.

As for the old Stadium, Torre said he has no plans of going by his old workplace one last time while he’s home. It could be just a memory the next time he’s in New York.

“When I left there I knew it was going to be my last time,” Torre said of the day he cleaned out his office after the 2007 season. “I’d have been very surprised if it wasn’t my last time. I took everything in. I had so many great memories there.” Read more..

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