STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The future of Staten Island’s Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk is now officially in the hands of the New York City Council.

Borough President Vito Fossella worked with Mayor Eric Adams to create a dedicated endowment for repairs and general maintenance to the boardwalk, including cleanliness.

The fund would receive $1 million the first year and $650,000 a year thereafter from the city’s budget.

The move comes on the heels of community outcry about the state of the 2.5-mile-long boardwalk, located between Fort Wadsworth and Miller Field.

Battling protruding nails, lifting wooden planks, holes, and other potentially dangerous conditions, the Advance/SILive.com interviewed some regular boardwalk-goers for their take on the state of the area.

“The boards are getting w

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