A narrow tidal strait connecting Upper New York Bay with Long Island Sound and separating the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx from Brooklyn and Queens.

• 东河:一条连接上纽约湾和长岛海峡的狭窄的海峡,有潮汐活动并将曼哈顿区、布朗克斯区和布鲁克林区皇后区隔开。