New York Holds 'Goodbye' Ceremony for Historic Boardwalk

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New York Holds 'Goodbye' Ceremony for Historic Boardwalk

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Hundreds of Long Island residents attend a "goodbye" ceremony for the town's historic wooden boardwalk, which was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. Residents were given the opportunity to take a piece home before it was demolished and eventually replaced with a new boardwalk.

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A man holds a piece of the Long Beach boardwalk as hundreds of residents were given a final opportunity to say goodbye to the landmark boardwalk and to take a piece home before it was to be demolished.

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Hundreds of residents of Long Island climb onto the boardwalk during a "goodbye" ceremony.

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Harris Rappel walks away with a piece of the Long Beach boardwalk as hundreds of residents attend a "goodbye" ceremony for the town's historic wooden boardwalk.

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A man takes a picture of what's left of the Long Island boardwalk after Superstorm Sandy.

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Hundreds of residents of Long Beach attend a "goodbye" ceremony for the town's historic wooden boardwalk that was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy.

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Children climb onto the boardwalk during a "goodbye" ceremony for the historic wooden Long Beach boardwalk.

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Hundreds of residents of Long Beach, Long Island attend a ceremony for the town's historic wooden boardwalk which was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy.

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