The Hudson River's widest point is 3.4 miles at Haverstraw Bay in Rockland County, NY. A tidal estuary, the Hudson River is a mix of salt water and fresh water runoff. The river is named for ...

Staffers from the Hudson River Estuary Program snagged the 6-foot fish last week with a net near Hyde Park, about 85 miles north of New York City. The anglers scanned the critically endangered ...