The Bronx

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. The Bronx was once the southern part of Westchester County, but is now one of the five boroughs of New York City as well as a county in New York State called Bronx County. The Bronx River flows south out of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, New York, through the middle of The Bronx, and into Long Island Sound.^[3] The Bronx is also known for its extreme crime rate in comparison to other parts of New York City.^[4]

The Bronx Bronx County, New York
Borough of New York City and county
Yankee Stadium (center), Bronx County Courthouse and the Grand Concourse towards the top. To the right of the current stadium is the site of its predecessor.
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  Ne cede malis – "Yield Not To Evil" (lit. "Yield Not to Evil Things")
Location of the Bronx, shown in red, in New York City
Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W
Country	United States of America
State	New York
County	Bronx (Coterminous)
City	New York City
Borough created	1898 (County in 1914)
Named for	Jonas Bronck
Government
• Type	Borough (New York City)
• Borough President	Vanessa Gibson (D) – (Borough of the Bronx)
• District Attorney	Darcel Clark – (Bronx County)
Area [1]
• Total	57.37 sq mi (148.59 km2)
• Land	42.17 sq mi (109.22 km2)
• Water	15.20 sq mi (39.36 km2)
Highest elevation	280 ft (90 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,472,654
• Density	34,920/sq mi (13,480/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code format	104xx
Area code(s)	718, 347, 929, 917
Website	Official website of the Bronx Borough President

Two places to visit in The Bronx are the Bronx Zoo and the Yankee Stadium, where the New York Yankees baseball team plays.^[5]

Related pages

• South Bronx