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Orchard Beach (New York City, New York)

USA / New York / Pelham Manor / New York City, New York
 beach, invisible

Orchard Beach is a public beach in the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is located in Pelham Bay Park on Long Island Sound. It is run and operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

The beach was created by Robert Moses by filling in approximately one third of Pelham Bay with landfill. It took a total of 1.2 million cubic yards of sand, brought by barge from Sandy Hook in New Jersey and the Rockaways in Queens to build Orchard Beach. The landfill was put between Rodman's Neck, Twin Island and Hunters Island; the latter two are no longer islands, but are now connected to the mainland Bronx by the landfill.
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Coordinates:   40°51'56"N   73°47'23"W

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  • kptyson (guest)
    Also known as The Bronx Riviera
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