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    The Bronx is New York City's northernmost borough, New York State's southernmost mainland county and the only part of New York City that is almost entirely on the North American mainland, unlike the other four boroughs that are either islands or located on islands.

  2. Jun 27, 2024 Ā· 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.

  3. The Bronx, often abbreviated as BX, and nicknamed "The Boogie Down", with a population of 1,472,654 (2020), is the only New York City borough on the mainland of the United States. It was originally part of Westchester County but was gradually annexed by New York City.

  4. Bronx County is located north of Manhattan and Queens, and south of Westchester County, the Bronx is the only borough of NYC that is located primarily on the mainland.

  5. When you explore The Bronx, you’ll discover beaches like Orchard Beach, waterfront neighborhoods like City Island, and the sprawling New York Botanical Garden and Pelham Bay Park — two urban sanctuaries that will make you forget you’re in New York City for an afternoon.

  6. Scandinavian immigrant Bronck came to New York (then New Netherland) in 1639, settling in what's now Mott Haven. He helped broker a peace treaty between the Dutch and Native Americans in 1642, and died in 1643.

  7. 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.

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