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

Businesses that have long had footholds in downtown neighborhoods are opening in the neighborhood, which spans from 59th to 96th Street between the East River and Central Park.

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He warned her that if she failed the test or he couldn’t get a clear reading, “they’re going to throw you into the East River.”

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In that incident, all five passengers drowned and only the pilot survived when a sightseeing helicopter that was flying with its doors off fell into the East River and flipped over.

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While other presidential candidates have stretched the truth, only one has kidnapped it, bound and gagged it, put it in a barrel and tossed it into the East River.

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The team took 1 litre 'grab samples' of surface water every 3 miles from the East River along the middle of Long Island Sound to The Race, where it meets Rhode Island Sound.

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