Coney Boardwalk May Get Plastic Makeover
CONEY ISLAND (AP) — Brooklyn’s Coney Island boardwalk may be getting a makeover — from wood to plastic.
The New York Times reports that the city Parks Department is proposing to replace stretches of the aging 2.7-mile boardwalk with a combination of concrete and a type of recycled plastic that looks like wood.
Initially the Parks Department planned to replace the boardwalk entirely with concrete, but that met with resistance from community residents. The plastic plan may not be warmly accepted either.