Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A channel in New York City separating the northern end of Manhattan Island from the Bronx. With Spuyten Duyvil Creek it connects the Hudson and East Rivers.
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- noun a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
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It is formed by the Sound or East River, which divides the continent from Long Island by the Hudson River, which runs into the Sound, or rather joins it at the city foot, and by a small stream called the Harlem River, which runs out of the Hudson and meanders away into the Sound at the north of the city, thus cutting the city off from the main-land.
North America 1862
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It is formed by the Sound or East River, which divides the continent from Long Island by the Hudson River, which runs into the Sound, or rather joins it at the city foot, and by a small stream called the Harlem River, which runs out of the Hudson and meanders away into the Sound at the north of the city, thus cutting the city off from the main-land.
North America — Volume 1 Anthony Trollope 1848
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It is divided from the mainland on the north by a creek called the Harlem River, over which there is a bridge called King's Bridge.
Hurricane Hurry William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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His unconventional style would once again surprise critics and his fans with the 1970 release entitled Harlem River Drive.
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The Harlem River is a water passage for the NY State's living dinosaur - the anadromous Atlantic Sturgeon, who swims from the Atlantic Ocean to spawn in the fresh waters of the upper Hudson River.
UPTOWNflavor 2008
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The next day another part of the body was found in an isolated rural area of the Bronx, near 170th Street along the Harlem River.
When the Press Turned Yellow Judith Flanders 2011
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The next day another part of the body was found in an isolated rural area of the Bronx, near 170th Street along the Harlem River.
When the Press Turned Yellow Judith Flanders 2011
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Police arrived at the corner of 10th Avenue and Dyckman Street in Inwood, near the exit ramp from the Harlem River Drive, at about 9:10 a.m. after a livery taxi driver called 911 reporting he had been rear-ended by a late-model electric-blue BMW M3, a law-enforcement official with knowledge of the case said.
Stabbed but Alive, Man Found in Car Trunk Sean Gardiner 2011
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He was saved when the driver of the vehicle rear-ended a yellow taxi at corner of 10th Avenue and Dyckman Street in Inwood, near the exit ramp from the Harlem River Drive, at about 9:10 a.m.
Man in Trunk Is Identified; Driver Sought Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011
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The city's health department warned residents to avoid two main rivers: the Hudson River and the Harlem River, as well as some area beaches after a fire shut down New York's largest sewage treatment plant, spewing sewage into the waterways.
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