Bronx–Westchester border
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The Bronx–Westchester border is the dividing line between New York City's northernmost borough and the suburban county of Westchester, marking a key transition from urban to suburban landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bronx–Westchester border canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county boundary
ⓘ
inter-borough boundary ⓘ political border ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
New Rochelle, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New Rochelle
Yonkers, New York ⓘ
surface form:
City of Yonkers
Borough of the Bronx ⓘ
surface form:
New York City borough of the Bronx
Mount Vernon, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Mount Vernon
Pelham, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Pelham
Pelham Manor, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Village of Pelham Manor
|
| characterizedBy |
dense urban development on the Bronx side in many segments
ⓘ
lower-density suburban development on the Westchester side in many segments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Northeast Corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Bronx River Parkway ⓘ Hutchinson River Parkway ⓘ Interstate 87 ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ Major Deegan Expressway ⓘ Harlem Line of the Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
surface form:
Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line
Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line ⓘ New York State Thruway ⓘ
surface form:
New England Thruway
New York City Subway IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Subway IRT 2 line
New York City Subway Line 5 ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Subway IRT 5 line
|
| followsFeature |
Bronx River
ⓘ
Eastchester Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Eastchester Bay shoreline
Harlem River ⓘ Hudson River waterfront ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River shoreline
Hutchinson River ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | boundary between New York City and its northern suburbs ⓘ |
| hasRole |
demarcation between urban and suburban land use
ⓘ
jurisdictional boundary for municipal services ⓘ school district boundary in some locations ⓘ taxation boundary ⓘ |
| historicalNote | reflects consolidation of the Bronx into New York City in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized county boundary under New York State law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| near |
Pelham Bay Park
ⓘ
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx ⓘ
surface form:
Van Cortlandt Park
|
| partOf |
New York City boundary
ⓘ
boundary of Westchester County ⓘ |
| separates |
New York City
ⓘ
The Bronx ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Westchester County
suburban municipalities of Westchester County ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defining limits of New York City fire services
ⓘ
defining limits of New York City police jurisdiction ⓘ defining voting districts between New York City and Westchester County ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.