The first wall of a narrative triad by Alice Pasquini spread out across the metropolitan area

URINE DAMAGES THE MURAL.

This Mobi-Mat (or reasonable facsimile thereof) is one of many that have been installed in the Rockaways to make it easier for beachgoers — especially the elderly and disabled — to climb over the new, post-Sandy dunes and get to the ocean.

One of a few found along Shore Front Parkway

Standing about a block away, I'm facing back toward where I was when I took this photo.

This is one of several large apartment buildings in the area that once opened onto the boardwalk, before the boardwalk got swept away by Hurricane Sandy.

Built in 1912, this old mansion became the Hotel Del Mar in 1930. It most recently served as the Chai Home for Adults, but has remained vacant since its residents were evacuated after Hurricane Sandy. Its current dilapidated state isn't just the result of the storm, though; it was looking pretty shabby even before Sandy hit.

(In front of the building, you can see the concrete supports that held up the Rockaway Boardwalk before Sandy washed it away.)

Part of the ongoing post-Sandy Rockaway Beach restoration effort

Swimming hours ended when the lifeguards left at 6 PM.

Part of an annual Rockaway festival for injured veterans