Bronx's Bridge Park Officially opens along the Harlem River near Washington Bridge and the High Bridge

Even though Bridge Park along the Harlem River in the Bronx was completed over two years ago at a cost of just over $4 Million it was only officially reopened on May 28 when Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver cut the ribbon in the opening ceremony.  The construction work along I 95 leading to the George Washington Bridge had delayed the opening until that work was completed.   The funds came from a variety of sources including local and Federal grants