Once a part of Westchester County, the Bronx was annexed to New York City in the nineteenth century.
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Less urban than nearby neighborhoods in Manhattan, the South Bronx attracted countless numbers of immigrants arriving in New York City in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The South Bronx came to be defined as the area in the southwest part of the borough between the Harlem River and the Bronx River, with Fordham Road generally considered as the northern boundary.
Once a part of Westchester County, the Bronx was annexed to New York City in the nineteenth century