Marty Disses Coney Concrete Plan
At a community board meeting last week, the Parks Department announced its intention to replace five blocks of the Coney Island boardwalk—and possibly more in the future—with concrete. According to The Daily News, the news was met with “shouts and hisses” from the crowd, a sentiment that was echoed afterwards by Borough President Marty Markowitz….
At a community board meeting last week, the Parks Department announced its intention to replace five blocks of the Coney Island boardwalk—and possibly more in the future—with concrete. According to The Daily News, the news was met with “shouts and hisses” from the crowd, a sentiment that was echoed afterwards by Borough President Marty Markowitz. “We should not hastily turn our legendary Coney Island Boardwalk into just another concrete sidewalk,” Markowitz wrote to Parks Commish Adrian Benepe. And as for the Parks Department’s argument that the concrete was more ecologically sound, Marty was having none of it: “You can find other sustainable hardwoods out there besides tropical hardwoods,” he said. “Cement doesn’t do it.”
Boardwalk Plan a Concrete Bungle [NY Daily News]
Photo by Egan-Chin for Daily News
FSRG;
A big, oafish mutt. Looks like it has some Chow in it.
No because those arent “boardwalks” they arent comparable.
BTW Congrats on the dog – rescues are the best, they never forget (well sometimes they do – when they piss on your floor)
What kind of dog?
FSRG;
Granted the Tel Aviv promenade is ugly – point taken.
As for Lido and Rimini, I think you’re nitpicking. So their promenade abuts the seaside road – so what? What does that have to do with the contention that a concrete or paver promenade can be attractive. I don’t get your logic that because CI’s Boardwalk is isolated, it needs to be made of wood to look attractive.
Yeah except the Italian examples you cite dont have a boardwalk or promenade like CI, they have what is essentially a street with sidewalks that go along the water (sort of like you get in So Fla like Delray Beach – i.e. not comparable)
As for Tel Aviv – if thats your example than I think it makes my point…excepting the beach and water, it is cheap and ugly.
Tel Aviv has much nicer sand.
FSRG;
I don’t get why you say that Rimini is different. Google “Rimini’s promenade”, for example. Also, the principal business of both Rimini and Lido Beach is tourism.
Also, another example I forgot (especially since I was just there): Tel Aviv.
Oostende also has Casinos!
I think the European examples are mixed form what I can see (Nice and Oostende clearly have a comparable promenade) but Rimini and Lido do not. I also note that it seems Oostende is a mix of both wood and concrete.
No matter, the CI Boardwalk is a historic boardwalk that isnt within a town (as all the Euro examples are) – people come for 2 reasons only the beach itself or the boardwalk (which is called a boardwalk for a reason).
I am of the opinion that in terms of creating the atmosphere that is most appealing to visitors, and that will work the best in all weather – Wood is the way to go. More expensive per sq ft; but cheaper and better overall.
BTW MM there is nothing ironic or inconsistent with my favoring wood here
this is brooklyn – we don’t want no stinkin eurotrash boardwalks.