Noun
a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
Source: WordNetAccording to David Leighton, historical writer for the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, Speedway Boulevard derives its name from an old horse racetrack, known as "The Harlem River Speedway," more commonly called "The Speedway," in New York City. Source: Internet
A homeless camp has been located in the rocky anchorage here since at least 2008, looking out at the underside of the Harlem River Drive viaduct. Source: Internet
He named his home in the High Bridge area of the Bronx (now called Aqueduct Bridge over the Harlem River) Villa Boscobel. Source: Internet
Steinberg, pp.139, 142-43 It should be noted that as the some time that Hell Gate was being cleared, the Harlem River Ship Canal was being planned. Source: Internet
"The building of the Harlem River Ship Canal turned the hill into an island in 1895, but when Spuyten Duyvel Creek on the west was filled in before World War I, the convert became firmly attached to the mainland and the Bronx." Source: Internet
Transportation Bridges Harlem River spans; Harlem to the left and the Bronx to the right The Harlem River separates the Bronx and Manhattan, necessitating several spans between the two New York City boroughs. Source: Internet