A truly urban river, the Bronx River in the City of New York flows for 23 miles through the New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx Zoo, Soundview, Hunts Point and other communities before emptying into the Long Island Sound. The Bronx River Watershed encompasses 56.4 square miles in Westchester and Bronx Counties, New York. The Bronx River is the only freshwater river in New York City.