Boardwalk sections around the Parks Dept. comfort stations needed to be dismantled and readied for re-building in time for the summer crowds.
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No Roller Blading
The dismantling work was more dangerous than expected – with many boards carefully pried loose from unsteady and exposed sections, sometimes in harsh and slippery weather conditions – but no serious injuries (as of 3/27).
Fault Lines
Did global warming cause or intensify Hurricane Sandy? Do we know the fault lines? How to respond?
Pallet Jack
Push, Pump (8-12 times), Pull — repeat.
American Ship Breaking
De-commissioned cargo ships pull up on the beaches of Bangladesh, where dismantling crews (often barefoot) break down the iron vessels for scrap recycling. The wreckage of the boardwalk sections and the hand dismantling may be the closes American version of the process – aside from prevailing wage scales on parts of the work.
Spark recovery
Sharp tools
