Tear down the Boardwalk

That's right. Tear it down. It's clearly becoming an impediment to the public's right to access the waterfront.

First, the boardwalk had the audacity to support a small shed to sell tickets to the few commercial enterprises still able to operate from our docks. How dare it! How selfish can an inanimate object be, giving away the roughly 20 square-feet of space where the shed currently resides?

And now this? Today, the Daily News reported that a group of people are actually using the boardwalk in the early morning while most of the city still sleeps (or sips coffee?) Man, just when you think you can trust a series of pressure-treated planks and pilings, it holds an early morning rendevous with a dozen or two people interested in exercising outside.

Enough is enough.

It's clear the only way to guarantee that no one impedes access by earning a living, working a glut, walking a dog or pushing a stroller is to tear the thing down.

Then, and only then, will we be free from any obstructions.