She's got her own bird house, and a front row seat to the Raritan Bay.
Kathleen Gorman says her home on Ocean Driveway in Annadale is her dream home, and an important part of it is her driveway.
"I have congestive lung failure and I have congestive heart failure so that's why I can't walk that far," said Gorman.
But that might change for Gorman and seniors on her block.
The Department of Transportation has a plan in the works that could force the roughly ten homeowners here to lose their driveways.
Sources say the plan includes a seawall across the street, widening the road for emergency vehicles-- and installing sidewalks...
Residents say the sidewalks would have to go on their current driveways...and there's no street parking.
Councilman Joseph Borelli asked the DOT to make an exception...
"Unfortunately new access requirements require a wider street and the building codes require a sidewalk," said Borelli.
The work also needs to be done to open up the street. One side of the street became a dead end after hurricane sandy destroyed the road.
"What we're trying to do is say come down clean the beach and leave the rest of it alone," said lifelong resident Anthony Bartelli.
In a letter to Borelli in April, The DOT Borough Commissioner says: "A uniform sidewalk ultimately would be an advantage here as the reconstruction will benefit homeowners now and in years to come."
"People come by all the time with their dogs and with their strollers and they don't seem to be too concerned that there's no sidewalk," said Bartelli. "They come down and enjoy the view."
Gorman says parking the car around the block is not an option.
"I couldn't be lugging groceries can you imagine me?" said Gorman. "I couldn't do that."
A DOT spokesperson says the final design of the project will be shared with the community soon.
Meanwhile, on Saturday residents say they mailed a letter to Borough President James Oddo to see if he can save their driveways.