New York Bay

noun

1. a bay of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Hudson River, west of Long Island and east of Staten Island and New Jersey.

New York Bay

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic at the mouth of the Hudson River: forms the harbour of the port of New York

Example Sentences

The New York City Fire Department said units responded to a report of a fire in the mechanical room of a ship in upper New York Bay shortly after 5 p.m.,

From Seattle Times

A man in a red canoe paddled down the Hudson River, over ferry wakes and past the skyscrapers of downtown Manhattan and into Upper New York Bay.

From New York Times

Two days after Hickey was hanged, British troops landed on Staten Island, in New York Bay, a few miles from Washington’s headquarters.

From Literature

Brooklyn stretched out before her in blinking avenues and cross streets, interrupted by the thorough emptiness of the East River and then the New York Bay.

From Literature

Now, New York is funding the restoration of the lightship Ambrose, which guided vessels into lower New York Bay between 1908 and 1932, a period of major immigration.

From New York Times