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The city will relax alternate side parking rules in parts of the Bronx

                         Parking just got a lot simpler in the northwest Bronx

Starting Monday, the city will relax alternate side parking rules in parts of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village.

The move is part of an ongoing pilot program to reduce alternate side parking from twice a week to once a week, and to lower the duration from three hours to 90 minutes in some locations.

“We’re very happy about this,” said Damian McShane, chairman of Community Board 8, which petitioned the Department of Sanitation to relax street cleaning rules.

Alternate side parking will be suspended along Van Cortlandt Park South from Broadway to Mosholu Parkway; portions of Goulden Ave., W. 197th St. and Reservoir Ave.; the north side of W. Kingsbridge Road from Reservoir Ave. to the Major Deegan; the north side of W. 225th St. from the Major Deegan to Broadway; and Broadway (not included) from W. 225th St to Van Cortlandt Park S.

The parking rules suspension will last for six to eight weeks while city crews install 1,400 new signs in the area.

These changes mark the second of two phases of the project, that will ultimately change about 3,600 alternate side parking signs in Community District 8. Read more..

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The Department of Transportation is continuing its pilot program to reduce alternate side parking regulations in the Bronx.

The regulations are going from twice a week to once a week, and from three hours down to 90 minutes in some locations.

Alternate side regulations will be suspended in parts of Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village starting on Monday for six to eight weeks as the signs are replaced, and then the new regulations will take effect.

Meanwhile, motorists in Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Marble Hill, and Kingsbridge west of Broadway will be impacted by reduced regulations starting Monday, January 11. Signs in those ares have been going up since October.

The pilot program began last year in Park Slope, Brooklyn and was quickly expanded.

 For more information on the rules changes, call 311 or visit nyc.gov/dot.

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SHE’S bringing the Great White Way to the Bronx.

A borough native and former Broadway actress has parlayed her success in the theater into a performing arts school in the Bronx.

Lisa Maietta Rybacki, 28, opened Dream Makers Performing Arts at 3432-10 E. Tremont Ave. in Throgs Neck on Oct. 12. She already has 50 students and is planning to take dozens more.

“It’s my baby,” said the actress, who grew up in Country Club. “It’s been a dream of mine. When I was younger, I always had to go to the city for my training because there wasn’t any place that offered professional dance and acting lessons in the Bronx.

“Now that I’ve done Broadway shows, I wanted to bring it back to the community and share what I’ve learned.”

Dream Makers offers instruction in singing, dancing and acting. The school also has fitness classes for adults, including salsa, zumba and yoga. Classes are held Monday through Saturday from 3:30 to 10p.m.

Rybacki has worked as a professional actress for a decade.

She is currently the dance captain for the first national Broadway tour of “Grease,” starring former “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks.

She has formerly performed on the national tour of “West Side Story.” She also has done regional productions of “42nd Street,” “Oklahoma!,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Footloose” and “The Music Man,” among others.

Lessons are at $55 a month for four one-hour classes. Read more..

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The Yankees and Phillies are getting ready for battle as the World Series gets underway in the Bronx tonight.Yankees ace C.C. Sabathia will take the mound for tonight’s match up against former Indians teammate Cliff Lee.

Earlier today, Yankees fans and some of Broadway’s brightest braved the rainy weather for a brief pep rally in Times Square.

The cast of “Hair”, Yankee World Series heroes Reggie Jackson, Mickey Rivers, Jeff Nelson and Mayor Bloomberg were all on hand to pump up the crowd.

Yankees To Welcome Fans For Away Game

The Yankees announced today that they will host another for fans at the stadium for Game 4 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

“We’ve got the best fans in the world. We’ve got the best city in the world and the best team in the world. We’ve got four tremendous veterans, the core four — Derek, Andy, Mo, and hip-hip Jorge,” Bloomberg said.”We are so excited about the Yankees. I mean, gosh four more wins and we’re in,” screamed one Yankees fan.

Ahead of the game, the Yankees have announced that relief pitcher Brian Bruney and reserve Eric Hinske have been added to the roster. Third-string catcher Francisco Cervelli and speedster Freddy Guzman are being dropped.

This will be the first post-season series for Bruney.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has announced that ex-Met Pedro Martinez will start Game 2.

Among those in attendance tonight will be First Lady Michelle Obama and the vice president’s wife Jill Biden. And, while entertainers Jay-Z and Alicia Keys were set to perform their hit “Empire State of Mind” at tonight’s game, the performance has been postponed until Game 2.Weather permitting, first pitch is scheduled for 7:57 p.m. Read more..

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We’re almost glad West Bronx Councilwoman Maria Baez ducked out of that debate last week on Gary Axel bank’s Bronx Talk, to save it from being a complete embarrassment.

As it was, a lotta folks said The Rev. Fernando Cabrera and Yudelka Tapia reminded them of the dull edge of a butter knife.

Though Gary and Alex Kratz, and James Fergusson of the Bronx News Network tried, Cabrera also ducked explaining how the light shined down upon him to switch from voting Republican in 2008 to register as a Democrat in time to qualify for Tuesday’s primary.

The first post debate comment on the BNN’s blog: “You should have had 3 empty chairs.”

Even if Maria should pull it off, there’s still a potential win for Bronx Dem Party Boss Carl Heastie - “Maria won’t be head of the Bronx delegation anymore,” said a party insider.

With control of the delegation, that would put Carl up a notch when he sits down with the city’s other county leaders to talk turkey about Council largess and jobs.

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