Orchard Beach, the Bronx’s only beach, is set to get a major makeover in the coming months.
A $13 million restoration project, funded by the Parks Department and federal money secured by Bronx representatives Jose E. Serrano and Joseph Crowley, began at the Pelham Bay beach on Oct. 29.
Workers will infuse the beach, formerly billed the “Riviera of New York,” with 250,000 cubic yards of new sand, replacing sand that has been lost over time to wind and the tides, and to prevent future erosion.
“The people of the Bronx will soon have a restored, functional and expansive Orchard Beach, as it was envisioned by its creators decades ago,” Serrano said.
The beach, which attracts around one million visitors a year, last received new sand in 1964. The city expects to finish the project in time for next summer.
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