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Mill Pond Park in the Bronx has been named February’s Park of the Month. The ten-acre park opened last October as part of the Yankee Stadium Redevelopment Project, and the upcoming arrival of spring and the warm weather season offers fresh opportunities to discover nature, connect with the community, and have fun outdoors. Hugging the banks of the Harlem River, Mill Pond Park has transformed a formerly run-down industrial section of the south Bronx into a state-of-the-art recreational facility. The park is located along East 149th Street and Exterior Street, across the street from the Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market.

“Mill Pond Park is a creatively designed, exciting new park that brings increased green space and waterfront access to the South Bronx,” said Commissioner Adrian Benepe. “The park’s state of the art tennis courts, esplanade, picnic area, and youth sand play area offer various ways to have fun and connect with nature. Mill Pond Park is a great place to get out, workout, and eat out right on the Harlem River waterfront.”

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All city parking rules are in effect today and tomorrow.

Special alert for the northbound FDR Drive from Houston to 20th Sts.: All northbound lanes (yes, all) will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Sunday as crews finish fixing up the roadway. The great news for drivers is all northbound lanes will reopen at 8 a.m. on Sunday (one northbound lane has been closed around the clock from 14th to 18th Sts. the past two months). Use First Ave. as the detour. The northbound entrances at South, Pearl and Montgomery Sts. as well as the Houston St. southbound entrance will also be closed.

The comeback kings continue their quest for their 27th World Series ring as the Yankees host Game 1 of the American League Championship Series versus the Angels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Game 2 is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

More than 50,000 fans, including scalpers, fans without tickets and ticket holders, will converge on the Bronx at the start of the afternoon peak period. The Major Deegan and Cross Bronx expressways, the Harlem River Drive, the Grand Concourse, Jerome Ave. and the various Manhattan-Bronx crossings serving Yankee Stadium will all be jammed. Leave the car at home unless you’re at the Stadium by 5 p.m. Read more..

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It won’t be ready for the Yankees’ home opener on April 16, but Metro-North Railroad plans to open its station at Yankee Stadium about a month later, on May 23, the railroad announced yesterday.Bronx Bombers fans from the suburbs will first be able to ride Metro-North to a Saturday game against Philadelphia.

“They will have direct, fast, convenient and reliable service to Yankee games so that they don’t have to worry about traffic,” Metro-North President Howard Permut said yesterday, as he and other railroad officials showed the nearly complete stop to the media. “It will be much more comfortable. We think it will be basically a home run for the people of Westchester and Connecticut.” Read more..

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 A plan to rescue millions of straphangers from sky-high fare hikes and widespread service cuts suddenly veered off track in Albany Tuesday night, sources said.

Sources familiar with the talks between Gov. Paterson’s office, the Assembly and the state Senate said it became unclear that Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith could get a package passed - even without tolls on the city’s free bridges.

“It’s falling apart at the seams,” one source said, adding that some Senate Democrats also appeared to be balking at the employer-paid payroll tax part of the plan.

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Gov. David A. Paterson will step up his efforts this month to orchestrate a rescue of the financially struggling Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a top aide said on Wednesday.

“This is now going to be the governor’s main focus with the Legislature in the next couple of weeks,” said Marc V. Shaw, a senior adviser to the governor.

The governor has endorsed a rescue plan for the authority that was proposed by a state commission that he created, headed by Richard Ravitch, a former authority chairman.

The plan calls for a new payroll tax to be paid by all employers in the 12-county region served by the authority. It also calls for imposing tolls on the Harlem River and East River bridges connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.

The authority has said that if the plan is not approved, it will have to raise fare and toll revenue by 23 percent, starting in June, and make deep cuts in service. Both measures are meant to help close a budget deficit this year of $1.2 billion and even larger ones projected in coming years. Read more..

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