Bronx Car Rental and Bronx Beaches Overview

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The Bronx has some beaches that you can visit with your Bronx car rental.

Stop and smell the roses

Orchard Beach is one of the beaches that you can visit with your Bronx car rental. This mile-long beach is also known as the "Bronx Riviera" and is the most popular summer spot in the summer. The beach was created by filling in part of Pelham Bay with landfill and topped off with sand from New Jersey and Queens. This is the only beach in the Bronx, so be sure to get here early with your Bronx car rental to stake out a spot. There are also other activities that you can try, such as exploring the promenade or the playgrounds. There are also basketball, volleyball, and handball courts. And the boardwalk is the center of the fun. The band shell has weekend concerts, or you can just take a stroll.

Get to know your surroundings

The Bronx is the northernmost borough and the only one that is primarily situated on the North American mainland. The area was first settled by Europeans in 1639. Its development is directly connected to its location between New England and New York. Those who controlled the bridges here controlled the flow of goods, which was resented by the farmers. The Bronx became part of New York City in two phases. The first was in 1873 and the second in 19895. City Island voted to join the city in 1896. Since World War I, The Bronx has undergone rapid growth, especially with the subway extension. During prohibition, bootleggers and gangs were rampant in the area, smuggling in illegal whisky. When you visit with your Bronx car rental, you may learn that there was a sharp decline in the quality of life in the Bronx. There are several reasons that may explain this. It was followed by a number of arsons in the 1970s. Today, new developments are helping to bring new life to the area.

Take a gander

Edgar Allen Poe spent the last 3 years of his life in The Bronx at Poe Cottage, which you can visit with your Bronx car rental. This area was once the hot bed of Latin jazz and then hip hop, which emerged in South Bronx in the 1970s. The Bronx also has several Off-Off-Broadway theaters that stage new works by immigrant playwrights, many of them Latin American.

While The Bronx only has one beach, Orchard Beach, for you to visit with your Bronx car rental. It has plenty of things to keep you occupied, from ball courts to food. Grab some suntan lotion for a little fun in the sun and some people-watching on the boardwalk.

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