East River

The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island, including the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn, from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx. Several bridges and tunnels cross the East River. The Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest and most famous.

East River Media

A navigation map for Hell Gate from c. 1885, after many of the obstructions had been removed
A section of a 1781 British map and nautical chart of New York and its harbor. Image has been cropped to show primarily Manhattan, color level adjusted, and sharpened from the original.
A "bird's-eye" view of New York City from 1859; Wallabout Bay and the East River are in the foreground, the Hudson River and New York Bay in the background
James E. Serrell's plan for an expanded Manhattan and a straightened East River
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A panorama of the suspension section of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (left) and the Hell Gate Bridge (right), as seen from Astoria Park in Queens
Firefighters working to put out the fire on the listing General Slocum
Historical film of the East River, leading up to a final shot of the Brooklyn Bridge (1903)
Exposition display showing cross-section of East River railroad tunnel to Pennsylvania Station
William Glackens's 1902 painting of East River Park, in the Brooklyn Museum

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