Stringer to city: Grant Coney Island Boardwalk landmark status
Says iconic Coney Island structure deserves recognition
Comptroller Scott Stringer has thrown his support behind an effort led by Coney Island Councilmember Mark Treyger to push the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to declare the iconic Riegelmann Boardwalk an official city landmark.
In written testimony submitted at a hearing of the City Council’s Land Use Committee on Wednesday, Stringer said that landmarking the boardwalk “will further the best interests of the community and the city by allowing the city to pursue its sustainability goals while granting official recognition to this nearly century old icon.”
Stringet noted in his testimony that the Coney Island community sustained devastating damage in Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and that the city is working on ways to make the shoreline more sustainable against future weather disasters.