View-obstructing Boardwalk bathrooms put on hold
The New York City Parks Department has delayed the erection of large comfort stations along Coney Island and Brighton beaches. The bathrooms, one of which is the subject of a lawsuit by nearby condominium owners, will replace restrooms beneath the boardwalk that were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.
As previously reported in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, unit owners of the Oceana Condominium, a luxury residence in Brighton Beach, have sued New York City over the public restroom that, they claim, will obstruct their ocean views.
Currently across the boardwalk are metal barricades surrounding the bathroom’s construction site. Large concrete pilings, approximately 20 feet tall, are also present. The new restroom was scheduled to arrive last week, but that delivery has been halted.