NO TO CONCRETE!

Galina Panora, 62

“I like wood boardwalk, I like it wooden, I just want it to be fixed. I want only the middle path to be concrete because it would be good just to have a path for those who bike.”

Maria Yabloska, 55

“The wood is better.”

Kazimir Nelson, 60

, “I feel wood is more preferable than concrete. It’s softer and more comfortable. It is more traditional -- unless you have the condition we have now. They may want to use concrete to save money on repairs.”

Alex Petrov, 55

“It is ridiculous. The people who are thinking to do this [replace the wood with concrete] absolutely don’t know the purpose of the boardwalk. The San Diego Company doesn’t care about Brighton Beach residents -- they just want to make money.”

Diana Verv, 56

“True wood is better for health, but concrete is not good for health.”

Igor Kalinin, 42

“It will be no longer be a boardwalk, it will be a concrete walk. The real solution is fewer Parks Department vans and police cars traveling across the boardwalk.”

Ly Nguyen, 47

“I like it wood.”

Morris Aziak, 60

“Wood for sure. In the summer, oceanside is the place for me very every day because my kids love it.  But my family and I go to Long Island in the summer because it has a soft and comfortable wooden boardwalk.

Harvey Schwartz, mid-40s

“Keep it wood, and maintain it instead of taking tax payers money.

Jennifer A, 38

“Concrete is not the traditional of the boardwalk.”

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YES TO CONCRETE!

Rita Tobak, 70

“I like that it is going to be in concrete because it is safer for the people.”

Gann Avezner, 50

“I like that it is going to be in concrete because it is safe.”

Visman David, 62

“Concrete is better, because no one is going to fall down and concrete will be better for running and walking.”

Michael Grossman, 32

“It is good because wood is cracking -- but why take it away the boardwalk instead of fixing the broken parts?”