The Bronx was a dangerous place in the 1970s, and there are still sections that require extreme caution for all who live there.
Don't get me wrong. The Bronx has excellent places to visit, like City Island - A Slice of NYC Paradise. It is a small community living on the 1.5-mile-long City Island that is connected to the Bronx via a bridge from the edge of Pelham Bay Park. This former ship-building enclave offers a more New-England-style escape, with antique stores, galleries, old Victorian homes, and a slower pace of life than the rest of the bustling city.
Dine at popular seaside restaurants, like Johnny's Reef. Visit the City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum for exhibits on the island's rich maritime history. For time on the water, rent a boat from Jack's Bait & Tackle and go on a fishing expedition.
As the largest park in New York City, Pelham Bay Park eclipses Central Park three times over and boasts oak forests, marshes, and miles of shoreline, all spread across 2,772 acres. On the park's eastern shore, Bronx's only public beach, Orchard Beach, welcomes visitors in the warmer months.
Guests visiting the park can participate in horseback riding, tennis, bocce ball, football, and golf, among many other things. The historic house and museum of Bartow-Pell Mansion, situated in the northern part of the park, invites visitors to admire its Greek-Revival-style architecture, elegant parlors and lavish design, and beautifully landscaped lawns and gardens.
However, according to published reports, The Bronx continues to worry City Hall as it attempts to make good on decades of pledges to clean up The Hub commercial district in the South Bronx.
The NY Post has confirmed that the “Broadway of The Bronx” remains overrun by drug addicts, vagrants, spent drug paraphernalia, and filth — not just following a cleanup effort this fall, but even after our exposé ran.
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