Activists and business owners on Coney Island say a move to replace much of the boardwalk’s wooden planks with cement is causing sand to accumulate on boardwalks.

Sand is even piling up in the amusement area of Coney Island.

Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park co-owner Dennis Vourderis tells the New York Post “we have to shovel all week just to be ready for the weekend.”

Parks Department spokeswoman Meghan Lalor says the sand will accumulate no matter what material is used for the boardwalks.

The preservation group Coney-Brighton Boardwalk Alliance recently used the city. It claimed a plan to replace part of the wooden boardwalk with concrete and plastic requires an environmental review.

A judge ruled in December that the city could go ahead with the plan without the review.

(AP)