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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 ...
Feral pigeons on the Empire State Building. The environment of New York City consists of many interwoven ecosystems as part of the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary.The climate of New York City shapes the environment with its cool, wet winters and hot, humid summers with plentiful rainfall all year round.
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]
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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]
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.
The New York City Tree Map is an interactive map by the parks department that catalogues more than 850,000 trees in the city. [19] The NYC Department of Parks observes Earth Day and Arbor Day. [18] Street trees as a metaphor for urban life were popularized in the 1943 novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. [20]