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The Bronx is divided by the Bronx River into a hillier section in the west, closer to Manhattan, and the flatter East Bronx, closer to Long Island. The West Bronx was annexed to New York City (then largely confined to Manhattan) in 1874, and the areas east of the Bronx River in 1895.
So instead of Bronck's River, it was shortened into The Bronx. The name The Bronx did not refer to the entire area until the 1870s. In 1874, 20 sq miles of Westchester was annexed to NYC, and it was called the Annexed District of the Bronx, referring to the Bronx River, which was the eastern boundary at that time.