Local pols look to landmark Coney Boardwalk
Just one month after word leaked that the New York City Parks Department was considering privatizing the upkeep and maintenance of the Coney Island Boardwalk, two local pols are looking to landmark it.
Councilmembers Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch announced on Thursday, December 18 the launch of a public petition calling on the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) to designate the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk as an official Scenic Landmark.
The push came on the heels of the Parks Department’s recent efforts to convert portions of the wooden pathway, which dates back to 1923, into concrete, plastic and fake wood.