] SNY agreement still not finished as launch nears BY NEIL BEST STAFF WRITER March 16, 2006 SportsNet New York, the area's newest regional sports network, had not finalized a carriage agreement with Cablevision as of early last evening, less than 24 hours before its official launch. There continued to be strong indications, though, that a deal will be in place for Cablevision's 3 million subscribers to see SNY when it begins operations at 5 p.m. today. "We are committed to working out a deal and hope to finalize it prior to our launch," SNY spokesman Andrew Fegyveresi said. Cablevision would join two other metropolitan area cable giants in carrying SNY, but the others, Time Warner and Comcast, are part owners in the venture so their participation never was in doubt. SNY, which is to televise 125 regular-season Mets games this year, likely will be available on Channel 60 in most Cablevision homes. The network has yet to make a deal with satellite provider, DirecTV, but it appears there will be a deal before the April 3 opener. A deal with Dish Network is a possibility. From 4-5 p.m. today, SNY will hold a series of activities outside its studios at Sixth Avenue and 51st Street in Manhattan. Current and former Mets and Jets such as Ron Darling, Ed Kranepool, Curtis Martin and Mark Gastineau are expected to sign autographs.