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Orchard Beach (Bronx), the Glossary

Orchard Beach (sometimes called the Bronx Riviera) is the only public beach in the New York City borough of the Bronx.^[1]

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Art Deco architecture in the Bronx
Beaches of the Bronx
Parks in the Bronx
Pelham Bay Park
Tourist attractions in the Bronx

Amphipoea erepta

Amphipoea erepta is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.

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Asylum in the United States

The United States recognizes the right of asylum for individuals seeking protections from persecution, as specified by international and federal law.

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Aymar Embury II

Aymar Embury II (June 15, 1880 – November 15, 1966) was an American architect.

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Beach

A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles.

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Boroughs of New York City

The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City.

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Breakwater (structure)

A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges.

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The Bx12 is a public transit line in New York City running along the 207th Street Crosstown Line (also called the Fordham Road−207th Street Crosstown Line or Fordham Road Crosstown Line), within the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx.

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Central Park

Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City that was the first landscaped park in the United States.

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Chestnut

The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae.

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City Island, Bronx

City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately long by wide. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and City Island, Bronx are long Island Sound.

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Crotona Park

Crotona Park is a public park in the South Bronx in New York City, covering. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and Crotona Park are art Deco architecture in the Bronx, new York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx, parks in the Bronx, Robert Moses projects and Tourist attractions in the Bronx.

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Esplanade

An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk.

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Fencing at the Summer Olympics

Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

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Field house

Field house or fieldhouse is an American English term for an indoor sports arena or stadium, mostly used for college basketball, volleyball, or ice hockey, or a support building for various adjacent sports fields, e.g. locker room, team room, coaches' offices, etc.

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Fiorello La Guardia

Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (born Fiorello Raffaele Enrico LaGuardia,; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1946.

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Frieze

In classical architecture, the frieze is the wide central section of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs.

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Gilmore David Clarke

Gilmore David Clarke (July 12, 1892 – August 8, 1982New York Times, August 10, 1982, p. B19:.) was an American civil engineer and landscape architect who designed many parks and public spaces in and around New York City.

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Government of New York City

The government of New York City, headquartered at New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan, is organized under the New York City Charter and provides for a mayor-council system.

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Hickory

Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus Carya, which includes around 18 species.

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Hunter Island (Bronx)

Hunter Island (also Hunters Island or Hunter's Island) is a peninsula and former island in the Bronx, New York City, United States. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and Hunter Island (Bronx) are long Island Sound and Pelham Bay Park.

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Jacob Riis Park

Jacob Riis Park, also called Jacob A. Riis Park and Riis Park, is a seaside park on the southwestern portion of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and Jacob Riis Park are Robert Moses projects.

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Jetty

A jetty is a structure that projects from land out into water.

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Jones Beach State Park

Jones Beach State Park (colloquially "Jones Beach") is a state park in the U.S. state of New York. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and Jones Beach State Park are Robert Moses projects.

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Landfill

A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials.

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List of beaches in the United States

The following is list of beaches in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.

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List of bus routes in the Bronx

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in the Bronx, New York, United States.

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List of New York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), formed in 1965, is the New York City governmental commission that administers the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and List of New York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx are new York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx.

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Loggia

In architecture, a loggia (usually) is a covered exterior gallery or corridor, usually on an upper level, but sometimes on the ground level of a building.

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Long Island

Long Island is a populous island east of Manhattan in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area.

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Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is a marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Meander (art)

A meander or meandros (Μαίανδρος) is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif.

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Moth

Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies.

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MTA Regional Bus Operations

MTA Regional Bus Operations (RBO) is the surface transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

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New Deal

The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938 to rescue the U.S. from the Great Depression.

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New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics

The New York City 2012 Olympic bid was one of the five short-listed bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, ultimately won by London.

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New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also called the Parks Department or NYC Parks, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents and visitors.

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New York City Department of Sanitation

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for garbage collection, recycling collection, street cleaning, and snow removal.

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New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law.

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New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government.

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Oak

An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family.

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Pelham Bay Park

Pelham Bay Park is a municipal park located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and Pelham Bay Park are long Island Sound and parks in the Bronx.

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Pelham Bay Park station

The Pelham Bay Park station is the northern terminal station of the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway.

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Prunus serotina

Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry,.

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Queens

Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Randalls and Wards Islands

Randalls Island (sometimes called Randall's Island) and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Island, in New York City. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and Randalls and Wards Islands are Robert Moses projects.

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Robert Moses

Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and Robert Moses are Robert Moses projects.

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Robinia pseudoacacia

Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known in its native territory as black locust, is a medium-sized hardwood deciduous tree, belonging to the tribe Robinieae of the legume family Fabaceae.

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Rockaway, Queens

The Rockaway Peninsula, commonly referred to as The Rockaways or Rockaway, is a peninsula at the southern edge of the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, New York.

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Rodman's Neck

Rodman's Neck (formerly Ann Hook's Neck) refers to a peninsula of land in the New York City borough of the Bronx that juts out into Long Island Sound. Orchard Beach (Bronx) and Rodman's Neck are long Island Sound, parks in the Bronx and Pelham Bay Park.

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Rye, New York

Rye is a coastal city in Westchester County, New York, United States, located near New York City and within the New York City metropolitan area.

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Sandy Hook

Sandy Hook is a barrier spit in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

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Segmental arch

A segmental arch is a type of arch with a circular arc of less than 180 degrees.

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Sheep Meadow

Sheep Meadow is a meadow near the southwestern section of Central Park, between West 66th and 69th Streets in Manhattan, New York City.

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Shoal

In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material, and rises from the bed of a body of water close to the surface or above it, which poses a danger to navigation.

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Swimming at the Summer Olympics

Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics.

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Tammany Hall

Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St.

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Terrazzo

Terrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or precast, which is used for floor and wall treatments.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army.

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Water polo at the Summer Olympics

Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900.

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Works Progress Administration

The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchard_Beach_(Bronx)

Also known as Orchard Beach (New York), Orchard Beach, Bronx, Orchard Beach, NY, Orchard Beach, New York.

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Orchard Beach (Bronx), the Glossary

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See also

Art Deco architecture in the Bronx

Beaches of the Bronx

Parks in the Bronx

Pelham Bay Park

Tourist attractions in the Bronx

References