East River

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The East River in New York City

The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects the 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

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  A navigation map for Hell Gate from c. 1885, after many of the obstructions had been removed

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  A map from the 18th century

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  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.

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  James E. Serrell's 1860s plan for an expanded Manhattan and a straightened East River, using canalization and land reclamation

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  Exposition display showing cross-section of East River railroad tunnel to Pennsylvania Station

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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

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  Historical film of the East River, leading up to a final shot of the Brooklyn Bridge (1903)

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  William Glackens's 1902 painting of East River Park, in the Brooklyn Museum

• Firefighters working to put out the fire on the listing General Slocum