East River facts for kids
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.
Images for kids
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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 1781
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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 plan for an expanded Manhattan and a straightened East River
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The excavations and tunnels used to undermine Hallert's Point
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Firefighters working to put out the fire on the listing General Slocum
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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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Exposition display showing cross-section of East River railroad tunnel to Pennsylvania Station
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William Glackens's 1902 painting of East River Park, in the Brooklyn Museum
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Blackwells Island from Eighty Sixth Street, Currier & Ives (1862); Blackwell's Island is now known as Roosevelt Island
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Manhattan Bridge (top) and Brooklyn Bridge (bottom); Manhattan is on the left, Brooklyn on the right (1981)
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The East River passes children playing football in East River Park (2008)
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Powell's Cove, in Whitestone, Queens (2009)
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The East River flows past the Upper East Side (2009)
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The East River with Brooklyn Heights in the background, Topsail Schooner Clipper City (2013)
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The East River and Lower Manhattan (2013)
See also
In Spanish: Río Este (Nueva York) para niños
