New York Bay is the collective term for the marine areas surrounding the entrance of the Hudson River into the Atlantic Ocean. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami Its two largest components are Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay, which are connected by The Narrows. See also Geography and environment of New York City Upper New York Bay, sometimes called Upper New York Harbor or the Upper Bay, is See also Geography and environment of New York City Lower New See also Geography and environment of New York City The Narrows is the tidal Strait separating the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn
The term New York Harbor is sometimes taken to be identical to New York Bay. New York Harbor, a geographic term refers collectively to the rivers bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City