ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv mˈækoʊmz dˈæm pˈɑːɹk wʌz nˌɑːt ˈoʊpən tə ðə pˈʌblɪk fɹʌm ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, wˌɛn kənstɹˈʌkʃən bɪɡˈæn ɔnðə nˈuː jˈæŋkiː stˈeɪdiəm, tʊ ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv.
The majority of Macombs Dam Park was not open to the public from August 2006, when construction began on the new Yankee Stadium, to April 2012.