The opposition to a plan to cover Coney Island's rotting Riegelmann Boardwalk with textured concrete led to a proposal to turn one-third of the boardwalk concrete and cover the rest with recycled plastic lumber instead. But Community Board 13 gave that proposal a thumbs-down late last month, arguing that even the scaled-down concrete plan would turn the boardwalk into a high-traffic road that would "prioritize vehicles over people." They paved paradise and put up a highway? [Yournabe; previously]
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