Bronx, New York The Bronx The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The city's northernmost borough, it is the only one that is part of the mainland United States and not situated on an island. The borough of the Bronx is coterminous with Bronx County, with a population of 1.35 million. While the official borough name is The Bronx, the official county name is simply Bronx County without the definite article. Named for Jonas Bronck, a Swedish sea captain and 1641 resident whose 500-acre (2 km²) farm between the Harlem River and the Aquahung comprises part of the modern borough, the Bronx is the fourth most populous of New York City's five boroughs. Bronx county is the fifth most populous county in the New York Metropolitan Area History The Bronx was called Rananchqua by the Siwanoy Native Americans, and was divided by the Aquahung River, now known as the Bronx River. The land was first settled by Europeans in 1639, when Jonas Bronck, for whom the area was later named, established a farm along the Harlem River in the area now known as the Mott Haven section.

The Dutch and English settlers referred to the area as "Bronck's Land". The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, an original county of New York state. The present Bronx County was contained in four towns: Westchester, Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, was created by secession from Westchester; in turn, in 1855, the town of Morrisania seceded from West Farms. In 1873, the town of Kingsbridge (roughly corresponding to the modern Bronx neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Riverdale, and Woodlawn) seceded from Yonkers. In 1874 the western portion of the present Bronx County, consisting of the towns of Kingsbridge, West Farms, and Morrisania, was transferred to New York County, and in 1895 the Town of Westchester and portions of Eastchester and Pelham, were transferred to New York County. City Island, known as New York City's only nautical community, voted to secede from Westchester County and join New York County in 1896.

In 1898, New York City was amalgamated with the Bronx as one of five boroughs (though still within New York County). In 1914, those parts of the then New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County were constituted as the new Bronx County (while also keeping its status as one of the five boroughs of the city). The Bronx underwent rapid growth after World War I. Extensions of the New York City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants flooded the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction. Among these groups, many Irish settled here. Author Willa Cather, Pierre Lorillard who made a fortune on tobacco sales, and inventor Jordan Mott were famous for settling the land. In addition, French, German, and Polish immigrants moved into the borough. The Jewish population also increased notably during this time and many synagogues still exist throughout the borough, although many of these have been converted to other uses. In prohibition days, bootleggers and gangs ran rampant in the Bronx. Mostly Polish and Italian immigrants smuggled in the illegal whiskey. By 1926, the Bronx was noted for its high crime rate and its many speakeasies.

Mayor Jimmy Walker stated: The Manhattan Polak is very different from the Bronx Polak. The Manhattan Polak would smuggle in the illegal whiskey secretly so as the cops aren't on 'em or don't see 'em a mile away. In the Bronx, the Polaks don't give a lick if they spotted with it. They'd pull out their guns as quick as lightning and the cops would be dead men in less than a second. After the 1930s, the Polish immigrant population in the Bronx decreased as a result of better living conditions in other states. The German population followed suit in the 1940s and so did many Italians in the 1950s, leaving a thriving Hispanic (mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican) and African-American population which would continue to live in the Bronx to this day. During the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, the Bronx went into an era of sharp decline in quality of life. Many factors have been put forward by historians and other social scientists.

They include the theory that urban renewal projects in the borough (such as Robert Moses' Cross-Bronx Expressway) destroyed existing low-density neighborhoods in favor of roads that produced urban sprawl as well as high-density housing projects. Another factor may have been the shift by insurance companies and banks to stop offering financial services to the Bronx and other working-class industrial areas (the "Rustbelt") in favor of the booming suburbs in "the Sunbelt"—a process known as redlining. For a period, a wave of arson overtook the southern portion of the borough's apartment buildings, with competing theories as to why. Some point to the heavy traffic and use of illicit drugs among the area's poor as causing them to be inclined to scam the city's benefits for burn-out victims as well as the Section 8 housing program. Others believe landlords decided to burn their buildings before their insurance policies expired and were not renewed. After the destruction of nearly half of the buildings in the South Bronx, the arsons all but ended during the tenure of Mayor Ed Koch with aftereffects still felt into the early 1990s Eastchester Bay Eastchester Bay is a protected body of water between City Island and the mainland Bronx, New York.

Technically, it is a sound, not a bay, since it is open to larger bodies of water at both ends. The northern end connects via a narrow channel to Pelham Bay (which is also really a sound, since it, in turn, opens onto Long Island Sound). The southern end has a broad mouth, opening onto the East River, Little Neck Bay, and Long Island Sound. The Hutchinson River empties into Eastchester Bay near the northern end. Many yacht clubs and marinas line the bay on both sides, leading to a high level of recreational boating traffic. Traffic is particularly dense on weekends and Wednesday evenings in the summer, when the various clubs run sailboat races. There is also a high volume of commercial traffic. The bay opens onto the main shipping channel into New York from Long Island Sound. This channel is used by large commercial vessels, high speed ferries, fishing boats, barges under tow, and all manner of vessels restricted in their ability to maneuver. Barge traffic transiting the length of the bay in and out of the Hutchinson River is concentrated into a few hours a day, as is constrained to times of high tide.

The bay also sees the occasional seaplane, visiting Evers Seaplane Base Orchard Beach, New York Orchard Beach is a public beach in the borough of The Bronx, in the City of New York. Orchard Beach is a man made beach in Pelham Bay Park on Long Island Sound. It was created by Robert Moses by filling in one third of Pelham Bay with rubbish and landfill and sand was also added. The landfill was put between Rodman's Neck, Twin Island and Hunters Island Pelham Bay Pelham Bay is a small bay, between City Island and Orchard Beach in the Bronx, New York. Technically, it is a sound, not a bay, since it is open to larger bodies of water at both ends. It connects to Eastchester Bay at the south, and opens onto Long Island Sound and City Island Harbor at the east. Pelham Bay was originally larger than it is today. Approximately one third of the original bay was filled in to create Orchard Beach in the 1930s City Island, Bronx, New York City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) long by 0.5 mi (1 km) wide.

It is part of the Bronx, and (as of 2005) has a population of about 4500. City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound, south of Pelham Bay and east of Eastchester Bay. The body of water between City Island and the even smaller (and uninhabited) Hart Island to the east is known as City Island Harbor. The small island adjacent to the northeast is High Island. Stepping Stones Lighthouse, marking the main shipping channel into New York, is off the southern tip of the island, near the Long Island shore. Description The island has the look and feel of a small New England fishing village, with no spot more than a few minutes walking distance to the water. Most businesses are clustered along centrally-located City Island Avenue. There are two small supermarkets, a gas station, a pharmacy, and a bank, and a variety of other small shops. The island is most famous for its numerous seafood restaurants and antique stores which line both sides of the avenue. There are two grade schools; P.S. 175, and St Mary Star of the Sea (Catholic).

Government services include the City Island Station post office (10464) and a FDNY firehouse (engine 70 & ladder 53). Police presence (mostly traffic control on summer weekends) is provided by the 45th Precinct, located in the mainland Bronx. The City Island Branch is possibly the smallest of the New York Public Library system, even after the recent expansion which doubled the size of the building. Houses of worship are Saint Mary Star of the Sea Holy Roman Catholic Church, Trinity United Methodist Church, Grace Episcopal Church, and the Temple Beth El. A local paper, The Island Current is printed 10 times a year, and chronicles mostly community issues and local news. City Island was first established as an English settlement in 1865 as a supply stop between Manhattan and northern ports. It continued to be an important shipping and yachting center throughout the 18th and 19 centuries. Since World War II, City Island has been home to yacht clubs, boat makers, sail makers, sailing schools, marinas, fishing boats, and marine supply and repair shops.

Today it continues to be a nautical community, but also serves as an oasis of seafood cuisine and historic buildings in Eastchester Bay. Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo in The Bronx, New York. It opened on November 8, 1899, with 22 exhibits and 843 animals and with the goal to "advance the study of zoology, protect wildlife, and educate the public." Its original permanent buildings, designed by Heins & LaFarge, are a series of Beaux-Arts pavilions grouped around the large circular sea lion pool. The Bronx Zoo was one of the first zoos in North America to move animals from cages—often organized by families in Linnaean classification—to more naturalistic environments (e.g. "The African Plains") which would mix species and attempt to replicate the region the species arrived from. There would still be barriers so that predators and prey would be physically separated by devices such as moats, though the barriers might not be apparent to viewers. It is especially known for its 'Wild Asia' tramway, where spectators can witness Asian animals up front (in a monorail), and Jungleworld, an indoor exhibit on plants and animals from tropical rain forests.

The zoo also boasts the Congo Gorilla Forest, which is the largest man-made rainforest in the world at 6.5 acres, and focuses on conservation; your entry fee goes right back out to help save the species within the exhibit. The Bronx Zoo is owned and operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society, formerly known as the New York Zoological Society. WCS also operates the following parks in New York City: Central Park Zoo Bronx | borough, New York City, New York, United States | Britannica.com borough, New York City, New York, United States Written By: Rob Reiner Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City , southeastern New York , U.S. , coextensive with Bronx county, formed in 1912. The Bronx is the northernmost of the city’s boroughs. It is separated from Manhattan (to the south and west) by the narrow Harlem River and is further bordered by Westchester county (north), the Hudson River (west), the East River (south), and Long Island Sound (east). The Bronx, the only mainland borough , is connected to Manhattan by a dozen bridges and railroad tunnels and to Queens by the Robert F.

Kennedy (formerly called Triborough), Bronx-Whitestone, and Throgs Neck bridges. The site was called Keskeskeck by the Indians who sold it in 1639 to the Dutch West India Company . In 1641 Jonas Bronck, a Scandinavian, purchased 500 acres (200 hectares). Shortly thereafter religious dissenters and New England settlers moved there, trespassing on Dutch territory. The borough was a part of Westchester county until 1898, when it was incorporated in the city of New York. Keating Hall, Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. Chriscobar Although the Bronx is primarily residential, much of its waterfront (more than 80 miles [130 km]) is used for shipping, warehouses, and industry (textiles, foods, machinery, and paper products). The borough’s educational institutions include Fordham University (1841); Manhattan College (1853); Lehman College (1968), a division of the City University of New York; and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University .

Bronx Park, the New York Zoological Gardens, and Yankee Stadium (home of the New York Yankees baseball team) are in the borough. Area 41 square miles (106 square km). Pop. (2000) 1,332,650; (2010) 1,385,108. The Bronx (c. 1900), detail of a map of New York City from the 10th edition of … Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Service Territory | Con Edison Con Edison Service Territory Service Territory Our service area includes all of New York City, and Westchester County, located directly north of New York City.

New York City Coverage by the Numbers 750,000+ buildings in the city 5 billion square feet of floor space 3 million housing units 30 percent one- and two-family residences Two-thirds of all residences are in multifamily or mixed residential/commercial buildings Bronx Service 415,000+ residential and commercial electric customers 303,000 residential and commercial gas customers Brooklyn Service 884,000+ residential and commercial electric customers Manhattan Service 713,000+ residential and commercial electric customers 362,000 residential and commercial gas customers Queens Service Northern half: electric and gas service; southern half: electric only 737,000+ residential and commercial electric customers 203,000 residential and commercial gas customers Staten Island Service City of New York : New York Map | The Bronx Map City of New York The Bronx Map The Bronx The Bronx is the home of New York's two greatest landmarks, the Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium. The area was named after the Dutch settler Jonas Bronck, who had claimed the area as his farm back in 1636.

The Bronx is the only borough of New York that is physically connected to the mainland of the United States. The borough was largely undeveloped and consisted mostly of cottages, farmlands, and wild marshes until a large swell of Irish and Italian immigrants inhabited the area. Immigrants still come to the Bronx, but today they are Russian and Hispanic. Parks 14. Mott Haven East Historic District 15. Downing Memorial Stadium 1. Riverdale Historic District On the banks of the Hudson River, Riverdale is one of New York's most beautiful residential communities. Winding, tree-lined roads lead to grand homes and estates, some of which occasionally host concerts by the Bronx Arts Ensemble. The Riverdale Historic District, designated in 1990, lies along the Hudson River from 252nd to 254th Streets between Independence Avenue and Riverdale Park. The community's crown jewel is Wave Hill, a natural preserve with breathtaking views of the Hudson River and special events year-round. While you're in the area, don't miss the Judaica Museum at the Hebrew Home for the Aged, the Van Cortlandt House Museum and the landmark structures of the College of Mount Saint Vincent.

When it's time to eat, Japanese, Thai, Italian and kosher are just some of the options. [Quoted from ilovethebronx.com] 2. The Van Cortlandt House Museum The Van Cortlandt House Museum, the oldest building in The Bronx, New York City, was built by Frederick Van Cortlandt (1699 - 1749), a merchantile family prominent in New York affairs, established a grain plantation and grist mill on the property, in 1748, a mansion for the Van Cortlandt family built in Yonkers, of fieldstone, in Georgian style. He died before its completion and willed it to his son, James Van Cortlandt (1727 - 1787). After 140 years of occupancy by the Van Cortlandt family and their slaves, in 1889 the property was sold to the City of New York and made a public parkland. The house has been operated as a public museum since 1897.

Address : Broadway at West 246th Street, Bronx Subway : 1 Line 242nd St Hours : Tue-Fri 10:00am-3:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-4:00pm Admission : $5.00 4. Valentine-Varian House This beautiful fieldstone farmhouse, built in 1758, is a national landmark and home to the Museum of Bronx History. Much of its fine colonial craftsmanship survived the ravages of six American Revolution battles that engulfed it. The front parlor features a display about the development of Bronx streets and neighborhoods, while two other rooms contain changing exhibitions. There's also a gift shop with great Bronx souvenirs like the Bronx afghan, a quilt featuring the borough's most popular visitor attractions (see Souvenirs). Address : 3266 Bainbridge Bronx Subway : D Line 205th St., 4 Line Mosholu Park Hours : 10 am - 4 pm (Sat), 1 pm - 5 pm(Sun) Admission : $2.00 6.

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is owned by the City of New York, operated by the International Garden Club, Inc. and is a member of the Historic House Trust. A New York City Landmark, the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is one of the most beautifully located country seats in the City. The restoration of this Mansion is an outstanding example of effective preservation in New York City. Address : 895 Shore Road Pelham Bay Park, Bronx Subway : 6 Line Pelham Bay, take Bx45 Bus Westchester Bee-Line to gates Hours : Wed 12:00-9:00pm Thu-Sun 12:00-6:00pm Admission : $5.00 7. City Island The City Island is the small island located north-east bronx, just neighboring Pelham Bay Park where can be reached within 1 hour via subway from Manhattan. It is the closest resort area for New Yokers avairable for yaht, marina (boating) and antique shops. 8.

Fordham University Fordham University has three residential campuses: Rose Hill in the Bronx, Lincoln Center in Manhattan, and Marymount in Tarrytown, New York. The Rose Hill campus, established in 1841, is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Rose Hill, the College of Business Administration, and a portion of the Fordham College of Liberal Studies as well as the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School of Religion & Religious Education. Located on 85 acres in the north Bronx, it is among the largest "green campuses" in New York City. The campus is bordered by the New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx Zoo, and "Little Italy of the Bronx" on Arthur Avenue. Rose Hill's traditional collegiate Gothic architecture, cobblestone streets, and green expanses of lawn have been used as settings in a number of feature films over the years. Among the 15 campus dormitories are Fordham's three residential colleges: O'Hare Hall, Tierney Hall, and Queen's Court (whose buildings date back to the days of St. John's College) with its notable Bishop's Lounge.

About 6,284 undergraduates and graduates attend, with 3,143 in residence. [Quoted from Wikipedia] Address : 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx 9. New York Botanical Garden New York Botanical Garden is the one of the premiere botanical gardens in the United States, located at E.200th St & Kazimiroff Blvd, which spans some 240 acres (1 km2) in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City. The Garden was founded in 1891 on part of the grounds of an estate ("Belmont") formerly owned by the tobacco magnate Pierre Lorillard, after a fund-raising campaign that was spurred by Columbia University botanist Nathaniel Lord Britton, who was inspired to emulate the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, near London.

With 48 different gardens and plant collections, many named for famous figures or wealthy benefactors, sightseers could easily spend a day admiring the serene cascade waterfall, wetlands and a 50 acre (200,000 m2) tract of never-harvested oaks, American beeches, cherry, birch, tulip and white ash trees - some more than two centuries old. Address : E.200th St & Kazimiroff Blvd Subway : B/D/4 Line Bedford Park Blvd Hours : 10:00-4:00pm 10. Bronx Zoo, Wildlife Conservation Society The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo in The Bronx, New York, which opened on November 8, 1899, with 22 exhibits and 843 animals and with the goal to "advance the study of zoology, protect wildlife, and educate the public." It was one of the first zoos to move animals from cages to more naturalistic environments which would mix species and attempt to replicate the region the species arrived from.

It is especially known for its 'Wild Asia' tramway, where spectators can witness Asian animals up front (in a monorail), and Jungleworld, an exhibit on plants and animals from tropical rain forests. The zoo also boasts the Congo Gorilla Forest, which is the largest man-made rainforest in the world at 6.5 acres, and focuses on conservation; your entry fee goes right back out to help save the species within the exhibit. Address : 185th St & Southern Blvd, Bronx Subway : 2/5 Line E. Tremont Ave.-W. Farm Sq. Hours : 10:00-5:00pm 12. Bronx Museum of Art The Bronx Museum of Art has been hosting very high quality exhibition for the purpose of education to the children and the adults. The parmanent collection established in 1986 is featuring pictures, photographs, printing, multi-media and the sculputure, in short, contemporary art. Moreover, the museum providing the community for the local people such as the concert, dance lesson etc.

Address : 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St Subway : D/B Line 167th St/Grand Concourse, 4Line 161st/Yankee Stadium Hours : Wed 12:00-9:00pm Thu-Sun 12:00-6:00pm Admission : $5.00 13. New York Yankees & Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium was built in 1923, Yankee Stadium is the home of the New York Yankees, with capacity to seat more than 57,000 eager fans. Some of baseball's greatest players have called the stadium home, including no less than Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio. In fact, the team is the most successful franchise in sports history, and that tradition continues today. Recently, Hideki Matsui joined this great team and a lot of funs have been visited this stadium.

Address : 1 E 161st and River Ave, Bronx Subway : B/D/4 Line 161 Street-Yankee Stadium/River Avenue Hours : Box Office - 9am-5am (Mon-Sat) Admission : $7.00 and above 2. Pelham Bay Park Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of The Bronx, is the largest public park in New York City, more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park. It includes land on both sides of the Hutchinson River and all of Hunter Island in Long Island Sound (now also part of the mainland). On its north is the village of Pelham Manor in Westchester County. The park borders the Bronx neighborhoods of Spencer Estates, Pelham Bay, and Co-op City. The southern part of Rodman's Neck is not part of the park but is occupied by the NYPD Rodman's Neck Firing Range. The City Island Bridge connects the park to City Island. A very old plantation-style mansion called Bartow-Pell Mansion is a colonial remnant done in greek revival style. The lagoon nearby was once part of Pelham Bay and was called Le Roy's Bay in colonial times.

The lagoon was widened and dredged to make way for the planned New York City Olympics in 1960's, but it may be useful in the 2012 NYC Olympics. At the northeast section of the park is Orchard Beach and a parking lot that were created by Robert Moses as the Riviera of Long Island Sound. One third of Pelham Bay, from which the park got it's name, was filled in with landfill to make Orchard Beach. The park is crossed by the New England Thruway, the Hutchinson River Parkway, and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor railroad. Bronx, the Encyclopedia > Places > United States, Canada, and Greenland > U.S. Political Geography Bronx, the Bronx, the, borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx co. (1990 pop. 1,203,789), land area 42 sq mi (106 sq km), SE N.Y. The name comes from Jonas Bronck, who purchased the land from Native Americans in 1639. New York City acquired the Bronx, which had been the lower portion of Westchester co., in two stages in 1874 and 1895.

With the consolidation of New York City in 1898 it became a separate borough; the county was not organized until 1914. The only mainland borough of New York City, it comprises the southern part of a peninsula bordered on the W by the Hudson River, on the SW by the Harlem River (which separates it from Manhattan), on the S by the East River, and on the E by Long Island Sound. Among the many bridges linking the borough to Manhattan and Queens are the Henry Hudson, the Robert F. Kennedy (formerly Triborough), the Bronx-Whitestone, and the Throgs Neck. The borough is also connected to Manhattan by subway lines. With the extension of mass transit to the Bronx in the early 20th cent. the population of the sparsely settled area rapidly increased, becoming home to many immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. After World War II, African-American and Hispanic residents became the majority, and there are growing African and Caribbean communities. The declining local economy led to a deterioration of housing, and the term "South Bronx" became synonymous with urban blight.

Attempts at renovation have been successful in many neighborhoods that had been abandoned for much of the 1970s and 1980s. Although the Bronx is no longer an extensive shipping, warehouse, and factory center, the Hunts Point Terminal Market is the major wholesale produce center for New York City. Large areas of the borough are set aside for parks, notably Bronx Park, with the New York Zoological Park (Bronx Zoo) and the New York Botanical Garden; Van Cortlandt Park, and Pelham Bay Park, with Orchard Beach on Long Island Sound. Among the institutions of higher learning in the Bronx are Fordham Univ., Manhattan College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Univ., the New York State Maritime College, and Herbert H. Lehman College of the City Univ. of New York. Other points of interest are Yankee Stadium (1923) and the Edgar Allan Poe cottage (1812). See L. Ultan, The Beautiful Bronx (1982); L. Ultan and G. Hermalyn, The Bronx in the Innocent Years (1985); E. Gonzalez et al., Building a Borough (1986).

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. Geography and Origins Geography and Origins Geography and Origins New York City is located on the Eastern Atlantic coast of the United States, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The city center resides at the exact location of 40 degrees, 42 minutes, 51 seconds N latitude, and 74 degrees, 0 minutes 23 seconds W longitude. New York City is made of five boroughs separated by various waterways. Brooklyn and Queens occupy the western portion of Long Island, while Staten Island and Manhattan are compeletely on their own land mass. Bronx, to the north, remains attached to the New York State mainland. Click for more info on: Staten Island Manhattan The island of Manhattan is largely a protrusion of granite, rising a few hundred feet from sea-level. The southern tip and center of the island are virtually solid granite, while areas in Greenwich Village and Chelsea are composed of softer soil. As a result of this geologic arrangement, Manhattan's tallest buildings are located in these two large "rocky" areas.

Manhattan is flanked on its west side by the Hudson River, and on the east side by the Harlem River (on the north) and the East River (on the south). Manhattan's street layout consists primarily of avenues and streets. The space between avenues is typically much larger than the space between streets (roughly 3x). Avenues run North-South, starting with 1st Avenue on the East Side, and going westward to 12th Avenue. Streets run East-West, starting with 1st Street in Greenwich Village, and increase in value up to 220th Street at the north tip of Manhattan. General areas in Manhattan Below 1st Street is considered to be the Downtown area of Manhattan 1st to 14th Street contains the general "Village" area. The area west of Broadway is Greenwich Village, and to the east is East Village. 14th to 34th Street west of Broadway is Chelsea, known for its large loft apartments and studios. 34th to 59th Street is generally regarded as "Midtown" 59th to 110th Street contains the Upper West Side and Upper East Side, respectively.

Between the two lies the green oasis of Central Park. 110th to 145th Street lies the village of Harlem 145th to 220th Street has no special designation, but does contain the neighborhood of Washington Heights and the Cloisters. Brooklyn Brooklyn was largely a marshland before it was settled in the late 1600s. The Dutch were the first settlers from the old world to colonize this borough in the 17th century. Although they shared the land with British settlers, the Dutch culture was the dominant one well into the 19th century. When first asked to join New York city as a borough in 1833, Brooklyn refused. Brooklyn, in a close vote, did not decide to become a part of New York City until 1898. Today, Brooklyn is a borough of many neighborhoods, each with its own strong ethnic flavor. It's very rare to find a New Yorker whose family has been living in America for more than one generation who didn't have an ancestor that lived in Brooklyn at some point in their life.

General areas in Brooklyn Park Slope and Prospect Park South Brooklyn and Coney Island Queens The borough of Queens was named after the wife of Charles II of England, Queen Catherine of Braganza in 1683. The area became a borough of New York City in 1898 and rapid economic and physical growth followed the merger. At the beginning of the 17th century, Queens was populated largely by small farms and was predominantly rural. During the 18th century, the area started to experience growth in the area of manufacturing along the shores of the East river. After the merger with New York City the growth that had already begun increased at an ever-increasing rate. The area has been very popular for new immigrants in the past half of this century and is largely split up into different ethnic neighborhoods that feel very much like the home countries of the people that live there. There are very few inter-racial neighborhoods in Queens and the new immigrants that come to live here tend to congregate in their own areas. New York's two major airports are located in queens along with a lot of the industry in New York City. Queens is connected physically to Long Island.

General areas in Queens Southern Queens Bronx The Bronx is the home of New York's two greatest landmarks, the Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium. The area was named after the Dutch settler Jonas Bronck, who had claimed the area as his farm back in 1636. The Bronx is the only borough of New York that is physically connected to the mainland of the United States. The borough was largely undeveloped and consisted mostly of cottages, farmlands, and wild marshes until a large swell of Irish and Italian immigrants inhabited the area. Immigrants still come to the Bronx, but today they are Russian and Hispanic. General areas in the Bronx Van Cortlandt Park South Bronx Staten Island The 16th century Florentine explorer Giovanni Da Verrazano is commonly considered to be father of Staten Island because he sailed into New York Harbor in 1524 and landed on the Island. In 1687 the Duke of York offered the island as a prize in a sailing competition which the team from Manhattan won. Since that time, Manhattan has claimed the island as its own.

Until 1713, when the first public ferry was started to the island, there was no way to get back and forth unless you had a boat. Finally, in 1964 the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was built by Othmar Amman. The bridge made it relatively easy to travel back and forth. "From the meeting of Lord Howe, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin to the British occupation or the solid defense of the harbor during the Civil War, Staten Island is a place steeped in the annals of history. Great men have inhabited the island. Vanderbilt grew up on the island and Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson both spent much time on the island. They praised the beauty of the landscape, calling Staten Island 'a little piece of the country in the city'." (thanks to James Finn for this Staten Island info) Bronx County, New York, The Bronx Bronx County We now offer instant online reservation services for over 500 New York City Hotels at discounted rates. Just click here! Use the menu on the left for a complete listing of attractions, lodging, traffic conditions, etc. for the entire City.

Visit Our Sponsors The Bronx is the home of New York's two greatest landmarks, the Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium. The area was named after the Dutch settler Jonas Bronck, who had claimed the area as his farm back in 1636. The Bronx is the only borough of New York that is physically connected to the mainland of the United States. The borough was largely undeveloped and consisted mostly of cottages, farmlands, and wild marshes until a large swell of Irish and Italian immigrants inhabited the area. Immigrants still come to the Bronx, but today they are Russian and Hispanic. NYRR 5-Borough Series: Bronx 10-Mile | NYRR NYRR 5-Borough Series: Bronx 10-Mile Tweet Please note: Online registration is closed. You may register in person during registration/pickup hours (see below). New York's finest athletes compete in the Bronx—and we're not talking about those guys in pinstripes! The Bronx 10-Mile is the fourth race in the 2013 NYRR 5-Borough Series, and the only one that takes place in the mainland United States.

Test yourself with a 10-miler in New York's northernmost borough. NYRR members who run four of the five events in the 2013 5-Borough Series are eligible for guaranteed entry into the NYC Half 2014. Course Time Limit: 2 Hours 18 Minutes In the interest of safety, any participant who is unable to maintain a 13:45-per-mile pace throughout the race (2:18 projected finishing time) will be picked up along the course, starting at approximately mile 6, and transported to the finish. The time it takes the last runner to cross the start line will be added to the overall 2:18 time limit, ensuring all participants a 13:45-per-mile pace. Thank you for your cooperation with this policy. Use MTA Trip Planner to plan your trip. Course Info The Bronx 10-Mile is run on a relatively flat, fast out-and-back course that takes in the beauty and special character of New York’s northernmost borough. The start and finish are very close to the D and 4 train lines and just a few blocks from Yankee Stadium.

You’ll start on the Grand Concourse between McClellan Street and 166th Street and head north. You’ll stay on this major road for almost four miles and then turn left onto Mosholu Parkway, then turn left again on Paul Avenue and make a clockwise circuit of Harris Field. You’ll then turn left onto Paul Avenue again and immediately see the halfway point at five miles. You’ll then retrace your steps to Mosholu Parkway and do a quick out-and-back, then turn left onto the Grand Concourse, which will let you see runners ahead of or behind you as they pass you in the opposite direction. You’ll finish back where you started, near 166th Street. Brooklyn Tours and NYC Outer Boroughs Contact Us Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island Tour Our Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island tour is designed for those who wish to see some of the outer boroughs of New York City. This tour is usually 4 – 6 hours depending on how many boroughs you wish to visit, how many stops you wish to make and how much of each borough you wish to see. New York City consists of five boroughs.

Manhattan was the original New York City, but in 1898 it incorporated the City of Brooklyn along with The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. Today’s New York City! A Tour Designed With You In Mind Your starting and ending location is usually at your hotel. However, we will gladly meet you at any local location you desire. Our tours are all about you and the boroughs of New York City! Your Tour will begin by your driver/tour guide pointing out on a New York City map the geographical layout of the boroughs and the neighborhoods of New York City. And then we customize a tour specifically designed for you and your interests. Sites & Neighborhoods Brooklyn is located south east of Manhattan just across the East River. Here you can see: Brooklyn Heights – Fulton Ferry Landing – Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, Brighton Beach (a Russian neighborhood), the infamous Green-Wood Cemetery, Bay Ridge (Italian Neighborhood from ‘Saturday Night Fever’), Site where the Brooklyn Dodgers Ebbets Field was located, Atlantic Avenue, Williamsburg, Green Point, and Dumbo. We invite you to select which one of these sites you are most interested in seeing and we’ll customize your tour to meet your desires.

The Bronx is located northeast of Manhattan, across the Harlem River. It’s named after Jonas Bronck from the 1630’s. It is the only borough of New York City that is on the mainland. Here you can see: Yankee Stadium, Arthur Avenue (the ‘real’ Little Italy), New York Botanical Garden, Edgar Allen Poe’s House, the Grand Concourse, The Hall of Fame of Great Americans, Wave Hill (the former home of Teddy Roosevelt, and Mark Twain sitting on 28 acres of gardens), City Island (New England Fishing Village in New York City), Van Cortland Park and the Bronx Zoo. Queens is located just east of Manhattan across the East River on Long Island. It received its name from the British who named it after the King’s Queen in the 1700’s. Here you can see: Astoria (Greek neighborhood), Citi Field (home of the NY Mets), Jazz History Museum – Home of Louis Armstrong, The 1964 New York World’s Fair Grounds, Flushing Meadows Park, The Museum of the Moving Image, the New York Hall of Science. We invite you to select which one of these sites you wish to see and visit.

If you’d like us to select which sites we believe you’ll appreciate the most, we will arrange such a tour. Staten Island is located south of Manhattan across New York harbor. Here you can see: Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island Yankee Ballpark, Fort Wadsworth, Richmond Town (like Williamsburg, original 17th Century New York City), and the Staten Island September 11 Memorial. If you wish, you could ride the Staten Island Ferry across the harbor! If you have a list of what you’d like to see on Staten Island, please let us know, as we are glad to accommodate your wishes. Did you know Staten Island was named in honor of the governing body of the Netherlands, the States General? Experience The City To The Fullest Throughout your tour we may indicate on the map where we are so you fully understand where neighborhoods and places of interest are located in relation to your hotel. During your tour we’ll point out the contrast in architecture from neighborhood to neighborhood, which makes New York City so unique and interesting, as no two neighborhoods are alike. We’ll also recommend local restaurants within each neighborhood where you may consider dining while you’re visiting the city.

We’re glad to make reservations for you, as well. You request is welcome at any time for your touring vehicle to stop, so you could explore a site, store, market, deli, or just to stop and take photographs. We highly encourage bringing your camera, as there are so many photogenic buildings and sites throughout the City. Guests find our guides enthusiastic, entertaining and extremely knowledgeable in their ability to explain New York culture, history and all the many wonders that make NYC the special place that it is! Foreign language tours can be arranged for you. Please allow us the privilege of touring you and your group throughout the great City of New York! Phone:

Question: Which is the only New York borough on the US mainland?
Answer: The Bronx