Fix is set for Sandy-ravaged Bensonhurst seawall
The Shore Parkway seawall, which sustained heavy damage during Hurricane Sandy, will undergo emergency repairs by the New York City Parks Department, a Community Board 11 http://www.brooklyncb11.org/index.php official has announced.
Marnee Elias-Pavia, the community board’s district manager, told members at their Jan. 10 meeting at the Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 1740 84th St., that the seawall repair work will begin in February under an emergency contract.
The super-storm caused the seawall to be breached, damaging a 250-foor-long section located at 17th Avenue, officials said. The seawall is located adjacent to a pedestrian promenade that stretches from the 69th Street pier in Bay Ridge to the Caesar’s Bay Shopping Mall in Bensonhurst. The promenade was also ripped up in the hurricane. Large holes can still be seen on the walkway at 17th Avenue.
A fence and police tape was placed around the damaged section of the seawall to prevent pedestrians from getting too close.