recreational facilities and bathroom facilities and tend to be crowded. The bus runs close by for almost the entire route of the beach. The western part of the beach is also served by the bus, while the central part is also served by the buses. The Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk is also largely within walking distance to several stations on the New York City Subway's IND Rockaway Line. The central section of the park is served by the between the and stations, while the eastern section is served by the between the and stations. Boardwalk The planks were originally made of several different woods such as "Angelique, teak, pine, ipe, Cumaru and greenheart", according to The New York Times. However, most of the wooden boardwalk was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The wooden boardwalk was ultimately entirely replaced with concrete. When originally planned, the boardwalk was to extend almost from Beach 9th to Beach 169th Streets, connecting with the boardwalk in Jacob Riis Park. The boardwalk was intended to be wide and an average of above the beach. More than 12,000 yellow-pine deep foundations were to be used for the boardwalk, and more than of yellow pine planks were to be used for the bulkheads. As built, the boardwalk was supported by about 1,306 concrete "bents", supported by three or four wooden piles and spaced at intervals of about . The present boardwalk, made largely of concrete, is supported on piles spaced apart and driven up to underground. A pair of piles support a concrete foundation or "bent". The concrete slabs of the boardwalk surface are secured to their foundations. A sand-retaining wall under the boardwalk is designed to prevent sand from drifting away from the beach. Most of the boardwalk is wide, and largely follows the path of the original boardwalk, with minor modifications to straighten out its route. "Bump-outs", which add between of width to the boardwalk, are installed at areas where there are stairs and ramps, as well as at areas with amenities such as benches. The present modular benches reused wood from the old boardwalk. Beach The beach was built with an average width of , using of sand. Parts of the beach in Arverne and Edgemere were filled to a width of up to due to strong currents in that area. To protect beach erosion, jetties were constructed at , extending from the boardwalk