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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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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

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

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

The pad is situated along the East River and boasts access to the exclusive Sutton Square garden.

From MarketWatch

But for the NBA, the general picture that emerged—at a Brooklyn press conference across the East River from the league’s Fifth Avenue offices—was much more chilling.

From The Wall Street Journal