8. Orchard Beach

Orchard Beach in the Bronx, along with 1/3 of Pelham Bay is landfill that comes from Sandy Hook, New Jersey and the Rockaways. Two former islands, Twin Island and Hunter’s Island, in Pelham Bay are no longer separate but part of the Bronx. Photos from Wayne Lawrence’s book, The Bronx Riviera and an accompanying exhibit will be on display at the Bronx Museum.

Other parts of NYC shoreline were filled in with shipwrecks and other material, as in the Bronx where it is surmised the wreck of the HMS Hussar and its millions in gold are buried underneath urban fabric. As such, this is only a partial list but feel free to tell us more that you know of!