Brighton Boardwalk reopens in time for beach season
Brighton Beach residents and visitors have their boardwalk back. A project by the New York City Parks Department to renovate sections of the boardwalk in Brighton Beach was completed in time for the opening of the beach season.
City Parks Commissioner Mitchel Silver and Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey were both on hand with local elected officials and residents for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the official reopening of the Brighton Beach section of the boardwalk on May 26.
Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brighton Beach-Sheepshead Bay) secured $10 million to repair the boardwalk from Brighton 15th Street to Coney Island Avenue after the iconic structure had gone into disrepair. Cymbrowitz’s office had received numerous complaints about loose bolts, splinters and holes that posed a safety risk to residents, including a large senior population in the neighborhood.