Rockaway beaches were the first to get the modular comfort and lifeguard stations designed by Garrison Architects. InhabitatNYC has a detailed look at the buildings, which are 15-feet wide, 12-feet high, and either 57- or 47-feet long. They're set well above the FEMA flood levels, and they have solar panels for electricity, as well as solar hot water heating. Beach 86th Street has new lifeguard stations, as well as a newly renovated concession stand.

You can find more of the new lifeguard stations near 97th Street, as well as a concrete boardwalk "island." [Photo via Inhabitat]

Another set of lifeguard stations sit at Beach 106th. Community members were not pleased with the design of the modular buildings, but Bloomberg archicritic found them to be delightful. This photo shows the old lifeguard station, which was demolished after the storm.

The Parks Department is completing shoreline protection measures by installing sand-filled geotextile mesh bags next to the boardwalk. The first phase extends from Beach 108th Street to Beach 126th Street. Photo shows the area of the boardwalk last summer before Sandy.

New concrete baffle walls (protective barriers) are being construction from Beach 126th Street to Beach 149th Street. The new structures, where are attached to steel supports driven 25-feet into the ground, are much larger and stronger than the old walls were destroyed by Sandy. Photo of the wall being constructed from the Queens Chronicle.

Fort Tilden, a difficult-to-get-to beach coveted for its lack of crowds, did not reopen for the summer because of severe erosion. A group of volunteers has been working to restore the beach, maintaining dune grass, which protects against future storms. Their efforts were delayed earlier in the summer because Piping Plovers, a New York State endangered migrating bird, were nesting on the beach.

A set of modular comfort stations will be installed where a restroom building used to stand near Coney Island Avenue. The date for this installation has not yet been set. The Google Streetview photo shows the area last summer.

Lifeguard stations were also installed at Brighton 2nd Street along the Coney Island Boardwalk. Photo shows the bathhouse that the comfort station replaced, pre-Sandy.

The beach area near West 2nd Street now has a modular set of lifeguard stations. The boardwalk is still being reconstructed in some sections. [Photo via Parks Department]

The Steeplechase Pier had to be entirely reconstructed post-Sandy, and sadly, it's still not reopened. We talked to a press person for the Parks Department today, and she said they hope to have it opened by the end of the summer. Local Coney blog Amusing the Zillion has been following the construction with some photos.

The section of the Staten Island boardwalk near Freedom Circle reopened the week of July 4th, but the overlook section near the circle is still closed for repairs.

Midland Beach is one of three areas in Staten Island that received the comfort/lifeguard stations designed by Garrison Architects. Many homes in the Midland Beach area were completely destroyed, but residents are rebuilding, and they welcomed the start of beach season. Staten Island Advance reported that about 30 percent of the boardwalk is open and the Parks Department is working "around the clock" on storm and erosion protection measures. [Photo source]

Wolfe's Pond on the South Shore of Staten Island suffered serious damage during Hurricane Sandy, and large parts of the park and beach are still closed for construction. At the end of June, Staten Island Advance reported that the parks department was "is currently completing some revetment work along the shoreline to stabilize the bluffs and prevent further erosion." The beach will also get two sets of the modular comfort and lifeguard stations. [Photo shows the beach pre-Sandy]