For two reasons. It got its name from a Swedish farmer who lived there, named Jonas Bronck. As the Bronx at that time was nearly completely uninhabited except for Jonas Bronck and his family and his...
The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is located directly above the borough of Manhattan, and above and to the west of the borough of Queens.
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The Bronx was named after Jonas Bronck, who was the first European settler.
Jonas Jonson Bronck (1600?–1643), also known as Jonas Jonasson Bronk or Jonas Joanssen Bronck, was a...