Boardwalk not Sidewalk Click Here to Join our mailing list for the latest news and updates  The goal of “Friends of the Boardwalk” is to initiate, support and encourage projects for the revitalization and improvement of the boardwalk, beach and the Coney Island and Brighton Beach communities.  Todd Dobrin - Chairman Friends of the Boardwalk is a 501(c)3 Not for profit organization - All donations are tax deductible  Home | Mission Statement | How You Can Help | Membership | Contact FOB Click Images to Enlarge UPDATE: Boardwalk not Sidewalk:  Todd Dobrin and Community residents stand together at NYC Design Commission to oppose concrete sidewalk!  View news clip View Todd Dobrin’s  Statement to Design Commission 10/24/11 (PDF) Let's keep the wood in our beloved Boardwalk - Speak Out! By Lou Powsner Tuesday, June 7, 2011 6:09 PM EDT Let's keep the wood in our beloved Boardwalk By Lou Powsner Friday, June 3, 2011 2:09 PM EDT Panel says 'no' to concrete on Boardwalk By Alex Rush Friday, May 27, 2011 6:10 PM EDT Leave Coney Island Boardwalk the way it is, cries community board : IslandSity.com These pictures show the direct results of five Prior projects where the NYC Parks Dept. used a Concrete substructure under Recycled Plastic Lumber on the Pier, under Wood at the North and South sections of the amusement area and the concrete planks replacing the World Famous Reigelmann Boardwalk at Brighton 1st -Ocean Parkway and West 33rd St.-West 37th St. © Photos Courtesy of Mary Ann De Luca