(Jason Paderon/For the Staten Island Advance)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The city was prepared for a crowd at public parks Saturday: in anticipation of a sunny day with temperatures in the 70s, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced more than 1,000 extra patrol officers would be enforcing social distancing, and Mayor Bill de Blasio sped the launch of the ‘Open Streets’ project, closing seven miles of park roadways for pedestrian and cyclist use.
On Staten Island, that meant the official closure of the through-road in Silver Lake Park -- although the road has already been largely closed for pedestrian use in recent weeks.
The point was reinforced with a sign on a closed gate blocking the road that reads: "ROAD CLOSED to create more space for solitary activities in your park."
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Both uniformed and undercover NYPD officers encouraged Islanders out for recreation to keep their distance with patrols at parks, the beachfront and athletic fields.
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An unmarked police vehicle drives down the pedestrian path at Clove Lakes Park as they enforce social distancing.
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A sign just outside of the Forest Avenue entrance of Silver Lake Park advises of the closure to vehicles to help with the social distancing inside the park.
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Pedestrians make way for a patroling Police vehicle in Silver Lake Park.
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Two police officers patrol Silver Lake Park Saturday enforcing proper social distance. There was a substantial increase in law enforcement at the park Saturday as the nice weather attracted the public.
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Sisters Ariella and Brianne Garcia go for a run inside Silver Lake Park.
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A police car is parked inside Clove Lakes Park. There was a notable increase in police presence inside all the Island parks Saturday.
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