While local officials requested the road be reopened in the name of public safety, some residents denounced the decision.

STATEN ISLAND (WABC) -- Police are searching for the suspect who tried to rape a jogger inside a park on Staten Island last week. It happened April 3 just before 8 p.m. at Silver Lake Park.

Apr. 2—ROCHESTER — The first phase of the Silver Lake Park improvement project is set to continue this week, as fencing is going up around the park and aquatics area for safety purposes during ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the wake of a frightening rape attempt at Silver ... and the New York City Department of Transportation calling for the reopening of Silver Lake Park Road.