▁open ▁until ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁confident ial ▁risk ▁assess ment , ▁which ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁should ▁close ▁it ▁again ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁res er voir ▁sp ill way ▁from ▁sab ot age . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁O live ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁App ell ate ▁Division ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁re - open ed ▁as ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Water ▁Supp ly ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁or ▁to ▁guarantee ▁$ 5   mill ion ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁) ▁to ▁re construct ▁NY   2 8 A . ▁However , ▁O live ▁v . ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁sur pass ed ▁the ▁four - month ▁stat ute ▁of ▁limitations . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁eliminate ▁a ▁sharp ▁S - cur ve ▁in ▁NY   2 8 A ▁between ▁NY   2 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁now - closed ▁cross - res er voir ▁road . ▁The ▁imp et us ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁came ▁from ▁residents ▁who ▁wanted ▁the ▁narrow ▁NY   2