"Before the boardwalk-walkers take me to task and say it ends at Miller Field in Midland Beach, it does not. The boardwalk ends at Seaview Avenue. A stone promenade anchored by Freedom Circle, built 30 years later, extends to Miller Field. Vito is a bit younger than me. Quite a bit. So he didn't see the boardwalk in its heyday and into the early '60s. But we both watched it deteriorate during New York City's fiscal collapse in the 1970s."
"Difference is, the boardwalk suffers the ravages of storms and salt off the Raritan Bay and Lower New York Harbor. Something that doesn't happen at Clove Lakes or Silver Lake Park. And it's made of wood. Wood warps. Boards are popping all over the place, walkers and joggers navigating them regularly. "It's horrible," Grasmere's Phyllis S. told us. "I have to walk with my head down because of all the nails and the lifted boards. Someone fell last week.""
Staten Island's wooden boardwalk runs from Seaview Avenue with a stone promenade extending to Miller Field and has deteriorated since the 1970s fiscal collapse despite a 1990s renovation. Exposure to storms, salt from Raritan Bay and Lower New York Harbor, and natural wood warping have caused lifted boards and protruding nails, creating tripping hazards and injuries. Maintenance funding is scarce and competes with other parks like Clove Lakes and Silver Lake Park that do not face coastal damage. Local officials propose creating a dedicated repair fund, modeled on Coney Island's, to prioritize regular repairs and public safety.
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