Orchard Beach - Tourist Attractions in New York City Orchard Beach Home » Attractions » Bronx » Orchard Beach » info Orchard Beach Getting Started Index Events Calendar Attractions Must See in New York Getting in and around Maps & Books Seasons to visit Travel Arrangements Travel Arrangements Compare Air Tickets Book Suitable Hotels Car Rentals Sight Seeing Tickets to Attractions Tickets to Top Attractions General Tickets Broadway & Off-Broadway shows City Pass New York Pass Sold Out Tickets Entertainment Art & Culture Night Life Restaurant Dining TV Shows & Tapings Sports New York Deals Free Admissions Free Concerts Internet DSL Shopping Where to Shop Hot NYC Stores New York Souvenirs Shop Online Boroughs Bronx   Bronx map Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Free Museums Free Art Galleries Free Concerts 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. Location Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, 718/430-1825 Events City Parks Foundation's Education Program Bronx middle school students teamed up with City Parks Foundation for a lesson in going green! In early June, 61 seventh-graders from the Young Women's Leadership School in the Bronx, got down and dirty at Orchard Beach with City Parks Foundation's educators all in the name of science. These Green Girls spent the day planting native saplings and removing overgrown invader species that harm indigenous species in the area. Developed by City Parks Foundation, Green Girls is an innovative enrichment program that encourages girls to excel in the sciences and realize their potential to create change within the natural environment and their own lives. "The idea was to expose young women to careers in sciences, and cultivate environmental stewardship," said Claudia DeMegret, director of education. New York City Search Quick NYC Where to Stay Find a Hotel in New York City Where to Eat Find a Restaurant in NYC What to Do Find an Attraction in NYC When to Go Seasonal Information New York City Map This is NYC NYC's lifeline City involvement with surface transit began in September 1919. Today a $2.00 one-way trip will take you anywhere regardless of the distance traveled. New York MTA New York Transit Museum New York Transit Museum Gallery & Store New York Central Park Central Park covers 843 acres or 6% of Manhattan. From famous statues to castles, there is so much to see within this pastoral landmark. New York Central Park New York City Parks Events Sports in the City Enhance your knowledge of NYC sports history or check out all of the fantastic venues that NYC has to offer. New York City Sports US Open Tennis New York City Triathlon New York City Marathon

Tribute in Light The ethereal Tribute in Light memorial was designed to help lessen the aching loss felt across the country since 9/11. It is a profound symbol of strength, hope and resiliency. The New Yankee Stadium New Yankee Stadium is the working title for a new stadium for the New York Yankees, currently under construction. It will open in 2009, replacing the third-oldest stadium in the Major Leagues. The Bronx In popular culture 'The Bronx' has often symbolized violence, decay, and urban ruin. In fact, there are guidebooks that say you must never go to the Bronx! Sheer ignorance, that is all we have to say! Interactive Bronx map New York Newspapers

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