'Boardwalk or Cement walk'? A Boardwalk is porous and will absorb the smell and spray of the sea. Even on a hot summer day it will not reflect the heat of the sun. While a Cementwalk will not retain the aroma or spray from the ocean. In addition it will absorb and retain heat for longer period of time. A boardwalk feels more comfortable than walking on cement. So 'Boardwalk or Cementwalk is not really the question. The question is, is a boardwalk cheaper to build and if not how can the funds be raised. Alan Balsam formally from Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park.
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laura kennedy
12 years ago
Wood only works!
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shannon elliott
12 years ago
It needs to be built with respect--and wood
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joan Louden-Black
12 years ago
The boardwalk is essential to the vitality of the community to its quality of life.
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Ellen Mendonca
12 years ago
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Protection is certainly important but waiting years to rebuild a new boardwalk is so disheartening to this community. The amount of time and money building the ridiculous structures with a mere two block boardwalk gives us nothing to do except walk to the bathroom.
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John Edwards
12 years ago
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The problem is they want it to be a big time consuming project with the emphasis on protection. We can cover the existing piers with wood and concrete in all of the damaged areas by this Memorial Day for a fraction of their big plan. A complete bardwalk NOW !
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Laura Johnson
12 years ago
A boardwalk of any other is just a walk
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Patrick D. Brady
12 years ago
It's called a "BOARDWALK" for a reason
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Vicky Sabato
12 years ago
and build it sooner rather than later
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Nancy Corrigan
12 years ago
Boardwalk, the name says it all.
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Marina Callaghan
12 years ago
Wood lasts. Tried and true.
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Matthew Villetto
12 years ago
It's the heart and soul of our community please get it rebuilt. It's like manhattan without Central Park!
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Andrew Feldman
12 years ago
Rockaway has always been forgotten!
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Bernadette Weimer
12 years ago
Rockaway needs its boardwalk back now
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peter gillespie
12 years ago
BUILD IT LIKE LONG BEACH & NJ
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Brennan Savage
12 years ago
Must be wood
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Kevin Callaghan
12 years ago
Kevin Callaghan
Dec. 1 2013
When I think of Rockaway I think of many of the burdens placed on my community. I think of the preponderance of elderly, in-firmed and socially at risk individuals placed in our community in the over 30 health related facilities and institutions. I think of the preponderance of the isolated poor in our vast tracts of public housing (50% of the public housing in Queens County).
When I think of the things we are lacking: movie theaters, museums, concert halls, bowling alleys, institutions of higher learning, swimming pools, amusement areas, municipal piers and jobs for our youth, the list just goes on.
When I think of the positives I can’t help but think of our magnificent boardwalk, which was taken from us in hurricane Sandy. Maybe the reason I have such an affinity for the boardwalk is because like so many of my neighbors, I have spent so much quality time in my life on it.
It was a wonderful, utilitarian, organic, work of art. I am strongly opposed to replacing it with concrete slabs for many reasons. I believe the residents of this city have enough concrete steal and asphalt in their lives. The boardwalk offers a much needed respite from these elements. If you go to places where the oceanfront promenades are made of concrete, like Midland Beach in Staten Island, you will witness the waves of heat rising from the walkway. Wood is cool, concrete is hot.
I do not believe the concrete slabs would be more economical. Concrete lain horizontally over time, with the impacts of sun and rain that freezes, causes concrete to get pitted, to become porous and ultimately crumble. This is the reason we cover our concrete roadbeds with asphalt.
The cost of replacing the concrete slabs would be more expensive than replacing wood boards.
If properly maintained the wood boardwalk would last much longer. An element of maintenance should be to remove the sand under the boardwalk so that rain could fall through.
Thirty years ago when
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Peter Brady
12 years ago
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We don't need a flashy shiny cold metal concrete "boardwalk" we need and want wood, easily repairable and will save the city money in the long run
'Boardwalk or Cement walk'? A Boardwalk is porous and will absorb the smell and spray of the sea. Even on a hot summer day it will not reflect the heat of the sun. While a Cementwalk will not retain the aroma or spray from the ocean. In addition it will absorb and retain heat for longer period of time. A boardwalk feels more comfortable than walking on cement. So 'Boardwalk or Cementwalk is not really the question. The question is, is a boardwalk cheaper to build and if not how can the funds be raised. Alan Balsam formally from Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park.
Wood only works!
It needs to be built with respect--and wood
The boardwalk is essential to the vitality of the community to its quality of life.
Protection is certainly important but waiting years to rebuild a new boardwalk is so disheartening to this community. The amount of time and money building the ridiculous structures with a mere two block boardwalk gives us nothing to do except walk to the bathroom.
The problem is they want it to be a big time consuming project with the emphasis on protection. We can cover the existing piers with wood and concrete in all of the damaged areas by this Memorial Day for a fraction of their big plan. A complete bardwalk NOW !
A boardwalk of any other is just a walk
It's called a "BOARDWALK" for a reason
and build it sooner rather than later
Boardwalk, the name says it all.
Wood lasts. Tried and true.
It's the heart and soul of our community please get it rebuilt. It's like manhattan without Central Park!
Rockaway has always been forgotten!
Rockaway needs its boardwalk back now
BUILD IT LIKE LONG BEACH & NJ
Must be wood
Kevin Callaghan Dec. 1 2013 When I think of Rockaway I think of many of the burdens placed on my community. I think of the preponderance of elderly, in-firmed and socially at risk individuals placed in our community in the over 30 health related facilities and institutions. I think of the preponderance of the isolated poor in our vast tracts of public housing (50% of the public housing in Queens County). When I think of the things we are lacking: movie theaters, museums, concert halls, bowling alleys, institutions of higher learning, swimming pools, amusement areas, municipal piers and jobs for our youth, the list just goes on. When I think of the positives I can’t help but think of our magnificent boardwalk, which was taken from us in hurricane Sandy. Maybe the reason I have such an affinity for the boardwalk is because like so many of my neighbors, I have spent so much quality time in my life on it. It was a wonderful, utilitarian, organic, work of art. I am strongly opposed to replacing it with concrete slabs for many reasons. I believe the residents of this city have enough concrete steal and asphalt in their lives. The boardwalk offers a much needed respite from these elements. If you go to places where the oceanfront promenades are made of concrete, like Midland Beach in Staten Island, you will witness the waves of heat rising from the walkway. Wood is cool, concrete is hot. I do not believe the concrete slabs would be more economical. Concrete lain horizontally over time, with the impacts of sun and rain that freezes, causes concrete to get pitted, to become porous and ultimately crumble. This is the reason we cover our concrete roadbeds with asphalt. The cost of replacing the concrete slabs would be more expensive than replacing wood boards. If properly maintained the wood boardwalk would last much longer. An element of maintenance should be to remove the sand under the boardwalk so that rain could fall through. Thirty years ago when
We don't need a flashy shiny cold metal concrete "boardwalk" we need and want wood, easily repairable and will save the city money in the long run
Lets do This
wood lasts longer!