Editing East River (section)

===Tributaries===
The [[Bronx River]],<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|63}} [[Pugsley Creek]], and [[Westchester Creek]] drain into the northern bank of the East River in the northern section of the strait.<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|70–71}} The [[Flushing River]], historically known as Flushing Creek, empties into the strait's southern bank near [[LaGuardia Airport]] via [[Flushing Bay]].<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|98}} Further west, Luyster Creek drains into the East River in [[Astoria, Queens]].<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|94}}

North of [[Randalls and Wards Islands|Randalls Island]], it is joined by the [[Bronx Kill]]. Along the east of Wards Island, at approximately the strait's midpoint, it narrows into a channel called [[Hell Gate]], which is spanned by both the [[Robert F. Kennedy Bridge]] (formerly the Triborough), and the [[Hell Gate Bridge]].<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|84}} On the south side of Wards Island, it is joined by the [[Harlem River]].

[[Newtown Creek]] on Long Island, which itself contained several tributaries, drains into the East River and forms part of the boundary between Queens and Brooklyn.<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|175}} [[Bushwick Inlet Park|Bushwick Inlet]]<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|193}} and [[Wallabout Bay]] on Long Island also drain into the strait on the Long Island side.<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|197}} The [[Gowanus Canal]] was built from [[Gowanus Canal|Gowanus Creek]], which emptied into the river.<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|185}}

Historically, there were other small streams which emptied into the river, though these and their associated wetlands have been filled in and built over. These small streams included the Harlem Creek, one of the most significant tributaries originating in Manhattan.<ref>{{cite greatest |page=70 }}</ref> Other streams that emptied into the East River included the [[Sawkill]] in Manhattan,<ref name="Kadinsky2016">{{Cite Hidden Waters NYC }}</ref>{{rp|32}} Mill Brook in the Bronx,<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|84}} and [[Sunswick Creek]] in Queens.<ref name="Kadinsky2016"/>{{rp|96}}