The Bronx
The Bronx is the northern part of New York City, United States. It is the only borough of New York City not on an island. The name came from Bronck's Farms, owned by a settler called Jonas Bronck. The Bronx was once the southern part of Westchester County, but is now one of the five boroughs of New York City as well as a county in New York State called Bronx County. The Bronx River flows south out of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, New York, through the middle of The Bronx, and into Long Island Sound.
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Bronx County, New York | |
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 Location of the Bronx, shown in red, in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W / 40.83722°N 73.88611°WCoordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W / 40.83722°N 73.88611°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  New York |
| County | Bronx (Coterminous) |
| City |  New York City |
| Borough created | 1898 (County in 1914) |
| Named for | Jonas Bronck |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New York City) |
| • Borough President | Vanessa Gibson (D) – (Borough of the Bronx) |
| • District Attorney | Darcel Clark – (Bronx County) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.37 sq mi (148.59 km2) |
| • Land | 42.17 sq mi (109.22 km2) |
| • Water | 15.20 sq mi (39.36 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 280 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,472,654 |
| • Density | 34,920/sq mi (13,480/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code format | 104xx |
| Website | Official website of the Bronx Borough President |
Two places to visit in The Bronx are the Bronx Zoo and the Yankee Stadium, where the New York Yankees baseball team plays.
The Bronx Media
Map of southern Westchester County in 1867. This, along with the southern part of the former Town of Yonkers, became the Bronx.
History of Bronx borough, city of New York; (IA historyofbronxbo00comf)
Grand Concourse and 161st Street as they appeared around 1900
The Simpson Street elevated station was built in 1904 and opened on November 26, 1904. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 2004.
Row houses on a location where there was once burnt rubble. The Bronx has since seen revitalization.
The Bronx - All-America City sign - panoramio
New York aerial night 2018e
An aerial view of the Bronx, Harlem River, Harlem, Hudson River and George Washington Bridge
Related pages
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ ""P1: TOTAL POPULATION"". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
Other websites
Media related to The Bronx, New York City at Wikimedia Commons
Bronx travel guide from Wikivoyage- I Love The Bronx
- The Bronx Zoo
- The New York Botanical Garden
- Wave Hill: New York Public Garden and Cultural Center
- Arthur Avenue (Little Italy)
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