NYC’s cleanest and filthiest Long Island Sound beaches revealed in report card
A recent report card has revealed the cleanliness levels of Long Island Sound beaches in Metro NYC, with most receiving poor grades. Eight out of eleven beaches were rated D or F, with the Eastchester Bay area being the worst performer. Orchard Beach was the highest-rated beach, earning a B+, while experts noted that the city's combined sewer system significantly impacts water quality.
- ▪Eight of the city's eleven Long Island Sound beaches received Ds or Fs for cleanliness last summer.
- ▪The Eastchester Bay area was identified as the dirtiest stretch of beach in the waterway.
- ▪Orchard Beach in the Bronx scored the highest with a B+, while several exclusive membership clubs performed poorly.
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Metro NYC’s cleanest and filthiest Long Island Sound beaches revealed in report card By Katherine Donlevy Published May 19, 2026, 5:25 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google This city is not so beachy clean. The Big Apple’s cleanest and filthiest shores along the Long Island Sound were revealed Tuesday as part of a disappointing report card — and most of the piss-poor performers are exclusive membership clubs. Eight of the city’s 11 Sound beaches took home Ds or Fs when it came to being fecal- and pollution-free last summer, and a luxury stretch along Eastchester Bay was named the crappiest in the entire waterway, according to an annual survey by Save the Sound.
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