The Bronx · Bronx County
Bronx Kill Greenway
NYC Parks
- Location
- Along the Bronx Kill waterway between the Bronx and Randall's Island
- Size
- 8 acres
- Hours
- Dawn to dusk
- Type
- NYC Parks
Bronx Kill Greenway is a developing waterfront park along the Bronx Kill, the narrow tidal strait that separates the South Bronx from Randall's Island. The greenway provides shoreline access in a historically industrial area.
The Bronx Kill is one of several tidal waterways that separate the Bronx from the islands in the East River. The waterway's name uses 'kill' from the Dutch word for channel, reflecting the colonial Dutch heritage of the region.
Randall's Island, accessible across the Bronx Kill, has been transformed into a major recreational complex with athletic fields, tennis courts, and the Randall's Island Park Alliance's programming that serves communities from across the city.
The development of the Bronx Kill Greenway is part of the broader effort to connect the South Bronx to the waterfront, reclaiming industrial shoreline for public recreation and ecological restoration.
The greenway represents the South Bronx's ongoing transformation from an industrial waterfront district to a community that embraces its shoreline as a recreational and ecological asset.