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The Long & Short of The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 counties of New York State. It is located northeast of Manhattan and south of Westchester County. The Bronx is the only borough situated primarily on the North American mainland (while the other four are on islands, except for Marble Hill, a small portion of Manhattan.). In 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the borough's population  1,391,903, living on 42 square miles (109 square kilometers) of land, making the Bronx fourth of the five boroughs in population.
History and Cultural Roots

The Bronx was called Rananchqua by the native Siwanoy band of Lenape ("the Delawares" to Europeans), while other Native Americans knew the Bronx as Keskeskeck. It was divided by the Aquahung River. Jonas Bronck (about 1600-1643), a Swedish sea-captain working for the Dutch, entering New Netherland in 1639, became the first recorded European settler in the area. He leased land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainland immediately north of the Dutch settlement in Harlem (on Manhattan island), and bought additional tracts from the local tribes. He eventually accumulated 500 acres (about 2 square km, or 3/4 of a square mile) between the Harlem River and the Aquahung, which became known as Bronck's River, or "TheBronx". Dutch and English settlers referred to the area as "Bronck's Land". Hence the name 'Bronx'.


Landmarks

Here is a small compilation of must-see landmarks in Bronx and one's that the borough is characterized by. Bronx however houses many more attractions and landmarks that can be seen in full on The Bronx Official Site.


The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is one of the best zoological parks in the world and one of the facilities administered by the renowned Wildlife Conservation Society. The zoo in its 265 well laid out acres, exudes conservation and promotes it at every exhibit.
Pelham Bay Park
Most tourists think the largest park in New York City is Central Park. Surprise! It's the Bronx's own Pelham Bay Park. In the northeast corner of the Bronx, Pelham Bay Park was created in 1888 and covers over 2,700 acres. It is also the playground for residents of nearby Co-op City, the biggest private-housing development on the East Coast. The park boasts an equestrian center where you can take lessons or go on guided horseback tours, lagoons where you can canoe, and trails along which you can bike or hike. You are also only a short bus ride from the Bronx's only beach, Orchard Beach, created by New York City's infamous commissioner of parks, Robert Moses, in the early 20th century.
Wave Hill
A non-profit cultural institution that is located on 26 acres in the Bronx, whose mission is to explore the interaction between people and their natural environment through the maintenance of gardens, greenhouses and environmental protection programs for residents and visitors
Woodlawn Cemetery
Occupying more than 400 acres in the Bronx, this cemetery is known for the ornate and imaginative mausoleums and monuments of some of the country's most famous industrialists and politicians. Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the city's most famous, and you'll find a number of notable people laid to rest here including salsa superstar Celia Cruz, jazz geniuses Miles Davis and Duke Ellington, former mayor of New York City Fiorello La Guardia, Joseph Pulitzer, songwriter George M. Cohan, and theater impresario Oscar Hammerstein.
The Bronx Museum of Arts
The Bronx Museum of the Arts was founded in 1971 and specializes in contemporary art produced by talented New Yorkers of Latin, Asian, and African-American descent. The museum displays a number of works inspired by the Bronx itself with over 700 pieces in the permanent collection. The artwork was made public in 1986, and exhibitions over the years have included "One Planet Under a Groove Hip-Hop, Contemporary Art" and "Urban Mythologies: The Bronx Represented Since the 1960s."
Broadway
Broadway is a wide New York City avenue that runs through Manhattan into the Bronx but the term is most commonly used to refer to the theater district of the city that lies between 42nd and 53rd Streets. It is one of the oldest streets in NYC and is also home to such landmarks as the Lincoln Center, the Juliard School of Music, Central Park and Macy's. 
Short look at The Bronx

The Bronx is often seen by many as a thickly populated locality of the middle, working class in stark contrast to Manhattan's posh residencies. Though the Bronx does not house as many attractions and landmarks as does Manhattan, it has its share of culturally rich sightseeing spots ranging from avenues like the Broadway to the Bronx museum of arts and the Woodlawn Cemetery.

Famous as the home of Yankee Stadium, elevated trains, and dense apartment blocks, the Bronx is also the greenest of New York City's boroughs. Visit the gorillas at the famous Bronx Zoo or wander through the 50-acre forest at the New York Botanical Garden. Pick up some gourmet foods on Arthur Avenue, the Bronx's Little Italy, and have a picnic at Van Cortlandt Park, which features two square miles of boating, horseback riding, tennis, and the oldest public golf course in the United States.

Sources: Wikipedia, WorldWeb.com

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