East River

E473

tidal strait waterway

The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.

Aliases (7)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	tidal strait → waterway →
adjacentToBorough	Brooklyn → Manhattan → Queens → The Bronx →
city	New York City →
connectsTo	Long Island Sound → Upper New York Bay →
country	United States of America →
crossedBy	Brooklyn Bridge → Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel → Hugh L. Carey Tunnel → Manhattan Bridge → Queens Midtown Tunnel → Queensboro Bridge → Robert F. Kennedy Bridge → Roosevelt Island Tramway → Throgs Neck Bridge → Whitestone Bridge → Williamsburg Bridge →
flowsBetween	Manhattan Island and Long Island →
hasFerryService	NYC Ferry →
hasIsland	North Brother Island → Randalls Island → Rikers Island → Roosevelt Island → South Brother Island → Wards Island →
hasNotableBridgeType	cable-stayed bridge → cantilever bridge → suspension bridge →
isMajorWaterwayFor	Port of New York and New Jersey →
isRiverInHydrologicalSense	false →
isSubjectOf	environmental cleanup efforts → water quality monitoring →
isTidal	true →
knownFor	iconic skyline views → strong tidal currents →
locatedIn	New York City → New York State →
partOf	New York Harbor →
region	Northeastern United States →
separates	Brooklyn → Manhattan → Queens →
usedFor	commercial shipping → ferry transportation → recreational boating →

Referenced by (118)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
59th Street Bridge → Brooklyn Bridge → Brooklyn Bridge → East River Tunnels → Hell Gate Bridge → Hugh L. Carey Tunnel → Manhattan Bridge → Queens Midtown Tunnel → Queensboro Bridge → Queensboro Bridge (Queens side) → Rikers Island Bridge → Rikers Island Bridge → Robert F. Kennedy Bridge → Roosevelt Island Tramway → Throgs Neck Bridge → Triborough Bridge → Whitestone Bridge → Williamsburg Bridge →	crosses
Astoria, Queens → Greenpoint → Lower Manhattan → Manhattan → New York County → Sutton Place → Turtle Bay → Upper East Side →	borderedBy
Blackwell's Island → Four Freedoms Park → New York City waterway islands → Rikers Island → Rikers Island → Rikers Island → Roosevelt Island → South Brother Island →	locatedIn
Blackwell House → Brooklyn Bridge Park → Brooklyn Navy Yard → East 34th Street Ferry Landing → Octagon Tower → Robert N. Davoren Center → Turtle Bay → United Nations Headquarters →	locatedOn
Astoria Park → General Assembly Hall → Queensbridge Park → Rockefeller University → Smallpox Hospital Ruins → Tudor City → United Nations Plaza →	overlooks
Astoria Park → DUMBO → Queensbridge Park → Soundview Landing → Soundview Park →	adjacentTo
Astoria Park → Soundview Park → Sutton Place → Tudor City →	hasViewOf
Astoria Landing → Gantry Plaza State Park → Halletts Point → Wall Street Pier 11 →	locatedOnWaterbody
Hunts Point → Manhattan skyline → Queens ("Manhattan (via East River)") →	borders
Kips Bay → Long Island City → Williamsburg →	hasWaterfrontOn
North Infirmary Command → Randall's Island Park → Randalls Island →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Lower East Side route → Soundview route →	bodyOfWater
Long Island Sound → Upper New York Bay →	connectedTo
New York Harbor estuarine system ("East River tidal strait") → New York State territorial waters →	hasPart
Fort Amsterdam → Fort James →	locatedNear
Flushing Bay → Hell Gate →	partOf
59th Street Bridge ("East Channel of East River") → 59th Street Bridge ("West Channel of East River") →	spans
Bronx River → Harlem River →	tributaryOf
East 34th Street Ferry Landing → Hell Gate →	waterBody
Blackwell's Island ("East Channel of East River") → Blackwell's Island ("West Channel of East River") →	waterway
Kips Bay →	adjacentToWaterBody
Queens County →	bordersWaterBody
Manhattan Island →	boundedBy
The Narrows ("Straits of New York (state)") →	category
Hell Gate →	connects
Harlem River →	connectsTo
New York metropolitan area →	containsWaterBody
Queensboro Bridge ("East Channel of the East River") →	crossesWaterBodySection
Queensboro Bridge (Queens side) →	entersFrom
Harbor Unit →	focusArea
New York and New Jersey campaign →	geographicFeature
Queens →	hasBodyOfWater
York Avenue →	hasNearbyLandmark
South Brother Island →	hasNearbyWaterBody
New York City →	hasRiver
Roosevelt Island station →	hasView
The Bronx →	hasWaterBody
Throggs Neck →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Flushing Bay →	locatedOnCoastOf
Trump World Tower →	near
Sholem Asch →	notableWork
East River Tunnels →	passesUnder
Hell Gate Bridge →	river
Bronx River ("East River watershed") →	riverSystem
York Avenue →	runsParallelTo
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry →	setting
Manhattan Island →	surroundedBy
Soundview route →	usesWaterway
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse →	waterwayServed