WebAerial view of the Bronx from the east at night. The Bronx River flows south from Westchester County through the borough, emptying into the East River; it is the only entirely freshwater river in New York City. [102] It …

WebThe Bronx River—New York City’s only freshwater river—once was a neglected dumping ground, filled with trash, old tires, cars, and refrigerators stock-piled for miles along an abandoned waterfront. Today, it has …

WebBefore the Bronx was a borough, a Swede named Jonas Bronck (one of the first European settlers in the area) owned a farm next to a river. It was called “Bronck’s river” and later shortened to “Bronx River.”. For millennia …