East River

noun

1. a strait in SE New York separating Manhattan Island from Long Island and connecting New York Bay and Long Island Sound.

Example Sentences

In New York City, where I grew up, long walks often ended along the Hudson or East River.

From Outside Online

But, across the East River, of the many Brooklyn galleries and shops combining commerce and artistic endeavor, one stands out.

From The Daily Beast

The East River froze at least a dozen times between 1780 and 1888.

From The Daily Beast

During the worst of Sandy, water covered the runway at LaGuardia Airport, located directly across the East River from the jail.

From The Daily Beast

One island, in the East River between the Bronx and Queens, was simply designated as a “No Flood Zone:” Rikers.

From The Daily Beast

Traffic in and out of Manhattan is sluggish at best, with workers and shoppers only able to get across the East River by car.

From The Daily Beast

Of later bridges of great span, perhaps the bridges over the East river at New York are the most remarkable.

From Project Gutenberg

After a few weeks a small house was taken a couple of blocks from the East River.

From Project Gutenberg

The sun rose hissing out of the East River, a broad, red disc of heat.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a long way up and across town to the dock on East river.

From Project Gutenberg

If he comes across the East River, we can protect ourselves and keep out of his way.

From Project Gutenberg