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Satellite image of the Bronx from May 2022. Landsat near-infrared bands highlight areas of vegetation in false color. The New York City borough of the Bronx is one of the most densely populated places in the United States, but is home to a wide range of wildlife. The borough has a land area of 42 sq mi (110 km 2), [1] of which 24 percent is ...
Floods inundated low-lying areas, and at least 50 cars on Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive required rescue. [8] [9] The 1992 storm was surpassed by former Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, which rose water levels to 14.06 ft (4.29 m) above the average low tide. Floodwaters covered about 17% of New York City, imparting about $19 billion in ...
The Bronx Borough President's office used to be in its own Bronx Borough Hall but has been in the Bronx County Courthouse for decades. Since the abolition of the Board of Estimate in 1990 (due to a 1989 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court [ 38 ] ), the borough presidents have minimal executive powers, and there is no legislative function within a ...
Aerial view of the park (pictured in the center left) The Dutch West India Company purchased the land in 1639. [11] They called it Vreedelandt, which translates to "land of peace", [9] [12] and alternatively Oostdorp, meaning "east village". [12] Oostdorp became the area known as Westchester Square, to the southwest of the current park. [13] [14]
In 1695 the government granted both to James Graham who did not develop the islands because the currents in the area were treacherous. [9] The islands were both originally part of Queens County. On June 8, 1881, North Brother Island was transferred to what was then part of New York County (later to become the Bronx). [10]
The Bronx (/ b r ɒ ŋ k s / BRONKS) is the northernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.It shares a land border with Westchester County to its north; to its south and west, the New York City borough of Manhattan is across the Harlem River; and to its south and east is the borough of Queens, across the East River.
The Prospect Park Zoo is part of the Wildlife Conservation Society, an integrated network of four zoos and an aquarium spread throughout New York City. [a] Located at 450 Flatbush Avenue, across from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the zoo is situated on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) plot [2] somewhat lower than street level in Prospect Park.
It is the only "wildlife refuge" in the National Park System. [4] Originally created and managed by New York City as a wildlife refuge, the term was retained by Gateway when the site was transferred in 1972. Usually, federal wildlife refuges are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Features created under city ownership include two ...