The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost borough of New York City and the only borough located mainly on the mainland. It includes the mainland and several nearby islands.

New York City: New York City is a densely populated city in the northeastern United States, comprising five boroughs. The Bronx is one of the city's five boroughs.
Jonas Bronck: Jonas Bronck was a Swedish-born settler whose 1639 land purchase in the area gave the Bronx its name. The borough's name derives from Bronck's former estate.
Colson Whitehead: Colson Whitehead is an American novelist whose works include The Intuitionist and The Underground Railroad. His fiction and essays draw on his Bronx upbringing.
Yankee Stadium: Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Bronx and the home field of the New York Yankees. The stadium is the borough's best-known sports landmark.
Cross Bronx Expressway: The Cross Bronx Expressway is an interstate highway crossing the Bronx, built largely between 1948 and 1972. Its construction displaced residents and divided established neighborhoods.
Bronx River: The Bronx River is a freshwater river flowing through Westchester County and the Bronx into the East River. It runs through the borough and gives it its name.
New Netherland: New Netherland was a seventeenth-century Dutch colony centered on the Hudson River valley. The Bronx's European colonial history began under Dutch rule.
Jennifer Lopez: Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, actor, and dancer born in the Bronx. Her public identity and career are closely associated with her Bronx roots.
Bronx Zoo: The Bronx Zoo is a wildlife park in Bronx Park, operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society. It is one of the borough's largest and most visited institutions.
Robert Moses: Robert Moses was a New York public official and urban planner who directed major infrastructure projects. He led the highway project that reshaped the Bronx.

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