Turbulent waters may have contributed to Mexican tall ship's crash into Brooklyn Bridge

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7. Hart point up where the Long Island Sound begins is among the most dangerous worldwide

The Hudson flows both ways too with a strong tidal movement that goes all the way north to just short of Albany.

The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary or strait in New York City. The waterway, which is not a river despite its name, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end.

My Dad applied to the Maritime Academy before going elsewhere. While we never lived in NYC he warned me specifically of the East River, The Hudson and the Delaware Rivers all being particularly dangerous to swim in or operate pleasure craft on and how the East River was super risky.

The river is a tidal strait, and its currents are particularly strong in areas like Hell Gate