A major renovation is in the works for the Coney Island Boardwalk.
Mayor Eric Adams, along with leaders from the Parks Department, announced more than $1 billion in funding to revitalize the popular shoreline destination.
The plan includes reconstruction of the nearly three-mile-long Iconic Reigelmann boardwalk.
During the press conference, Adams said this was a full-circle moment for him as he started his career as a transit police officer on Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island.
“Thanks to our amazing team of experts, we know what the boardwalk needs for its future, and now it is time to work with community and the partners in government, to make this full reconstruction a reality, this is a critical investment in our city’s resiliency to climate change,” the city’s Park Commissioner Iri

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