Amusement park near Yonkers reopens six years after storm damage

  • 2018-07-10
Hurricane Sandy struck the area around Yonkers back in 2012. Now, nearly six years after the superstorm, Playland Amusement Park is reopening its North Boardwalk for the first time.

The boardwalk reopened at the beginning of July with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. On July 3 and July 4, the owners, residents, and other park-goers celebrated its reopening with fireworks.

All told, the repair project cost more than $4.5m.

Counties that are reopening areas to the public can use poster and flyer printing to get the word out and to let people know of opening ceremonies and other planned events.

The ribbon cutting ceremony on July 2 was led by George Latimer, the Westchester County Executive. Kathy O'Connor, the County Parks Commissioner; Peter Tartaglia, the deputy parks commissioner; and Hugh Greechan, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works, joined him.

The newly reopened boardwalk looks out over the Long Island Sound. Hurricane Sandy completely demolished the original boardwalk, washing it into the ocean. The newly constructed boardwalk is made from materials that are designed to resist storm damage for up to 500 years.

The wood used is Ipe, a hardwood from Brazil that is known for its resilience.

A portion of the cost of the rebuilding project was covered by funds provided by the federal government.