Atlas Obscura
Belden Point in Bronx, New York
Anyone who wanders to the very end of City Island Avenue will reach a small seating area looking out over the waters of Long Island Sound, from which portions of Queens and Nassau County can be seen. Only rows of rotting wooden pilings hint at this spot’s former life as a summer resort and amusement park. In the 1860s financier William Belden was a controversial figure, having conspired with Ja…
Small seating area overlooking Long Island Sound