East River

American  

noun

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

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East River

A day later Pulisic walked across a stage overlooking the East River to cheers during a sparsely attended rally in which the U.S. roster for this summer’s World Cup was announced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Inspired by a trend in Paris, couples attached metal padlocks and threw the keys into the East River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

City hall, the slave market, and town pillory were all there, and the wharf on the East River “made it a rendezvous for pirates,” writes Sobol.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

With its butter yellow paint, green shutters, and white railings, Gracie Mansion is a wedding cake of a house overlooking the East River.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

If he had all of East River under his sway, what’s to say he couldn’t have controlled a small army of Reds, too?

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken