The Bronx, Borough in northern New York City, United States
The East River and Long Island Sound border the eastern edge of the Bronx, while the Hudson River forms its western boundary.
Jonas Bronck purchased 500 acres of land from the Dutch West India Company in 1641, establishing the first European settlement in the area.
The New York Yankees baseball team plays at Yankee Stadium, while the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden draw millions of visitors annually.
The Bronx connects to Manhattan through twelve bridges and railroad tunnels, providing multiple transportation routes between the two boroughs.
The 1520 Sedgwick Avenue building marks the location where DJ Kool Herc started organizing music events that led to hip-hop in 1973.
Location: New York City
Inception: 1898
Elevation above the sea: 90 m
Shares border with: Queens, Manhattan
Website: http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov
GPS coordinates: 40.84665,-73.87859
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:43
Bronx Zoo
404 m
Joker stairs
4 km
Woodlawn Cemetery
4.8 km
New York Botanical Garden
1.9 km
Throgs Neck Bridge
8.9 km
Crack Is Wack
6.5 km
Van Cortlandt Park
5.7 km
Pelham Bay Park
6.3 km
High Bridge
4.4 km
Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
6.6 km
Lorelei Fountain
4.3 km
1520 Sedgwick Avenue
3.8 km
Hall of Fame for Great Americans
2.9 km
Fort Tryon Park
4.8 km
River Park Towers
3.8 km
Fort Totten
10.6 km
Henry Hudson Bridge
5 km
Dyckman House
4.4 km
Icahn Stadium
7.1 km
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
2.5 km
Inwood Hill Park
4.9 km
Wave Hill
6.5 km
Washington Bridge
4.2 km
Alexander Hamilton Bridge
4.2 km
Kingsbridge Armory
3 km
Fort Schuyler
8.6 km
Macombs Dam Bridge
5.1 km
The Cloisters
4.9 kmReviews
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