{"id":137817,"date":"2025-08-11T20:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/137817\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T20:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:23:09","slug":"staten-island-and-bronx-beaches-named-among-nycs-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/137817\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island and Bronx Beaches Named Among NYC\u2019s Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When New Yorkers think \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/attractions\/best-beaches\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best beaches<\/a>,\u201d the mind usually jumps straight to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/queens\/rockaway-beach-ny\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Rockaways<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/brooklyn\/coney-island-brooklyn-neighborhood-guide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coney Island<\/a> or maybe a Hamptons weekend if the stars (and LIRR schedules) align. But this summer, two under-the-radar city spots\u2014South Beach in Staten Island and Orchard Beach in the Bronx\u2014have landed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/galleries\/2014-05-23\/beaches-within-two-hours-of-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler\u2019s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/galleries\/2014-05-23\/beaches-within-two-hours-of-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> list<\/a> of the best beaches near NYC, proving you don\u2019t have to flee the five boroughs for a day of sun, sand and snack-bar glory.<\/p>\n<p>South Beach is Staten Island\u2019s low-key showstopper. Just a short ferry ride from Manhattan, followed by a quick bus or walk, this Atlantic-front stretch delivers serious mini-vacation energy without the airfare. Volleyball courts, a long fishing pier and wide swaths of sand make it easy to forget you\u2019re still within city limits. Bonus points for the pizza\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/restaurants\/best-new-york-pizza\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some of Staten Island\u2019s best slice shops<\/a> are a stroll away, ready to reward your beach day appetite. It\u2019s free of South Beach Miami\u2019s pricey cocktails, but you can still work on your tan like a pro.<\/p>\n<p>Orchard Beach, tucked inside Pelham Bay Park, is the Bronx\u2019s only public beach and embraces that distinction with style. This mile-long, half-moon cove was nicknamed the \u201cRiviera of New York\u201d back in the Robert Moses era, and the retro charm still shines through. Expect snack stands, two playgrounds and enough courts for basketball, volleyball and handball to keep things lively. The water\u2019s calm, the views stretch toward City Island and post-beach seafood\u2014think fried clams or lobster rolls\u2014is practically mandatory.<\/p>\n<p>Neither of these borough-born beaches gets the same Instagram love as Queens\u2019 surf scene or Brooklyn\u2019s boardwalks, but that\u2019s part of the appeal. You\u2019ll skip the crush of tourists while still getting plenty of shoreline to stretch out on. They\u2019re also two of the easiest beaches to pair with a proper neighborhood adventure\u2014South Beach for old-school Staten Island dining, Orchard Beach for a Bronx seafood blowout.<\/p>\n<p>In a city where most summer escapes require long drives, packed trains or both, these two sandy gems are hiding in plain sight. If you\u2019re tired of the same old stretch of sand, it might be time to swap Hamptons FOMO for a MetroCard and a sense of curiosity. The best beach day of your summer could be closer than you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When New Yorkers think \u201cbest beaches,\u201d the mind usually jumps straight to the Rockaways, Coney Island or maybe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":137818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,10336,405,403,10337,5226,5225,5228,5227,1072,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-137817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-categories-things-to-do","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-news-city-life","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkcity","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-things-to-do","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115012003657924863","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}