Webthe bronx is one of the five boroughs of new york. Known for yankee stadium, the home field of the new york yankees baseball team, it has been a borough of new york city. Webthe bronx’s appellative history began with jonas bronck, an intrepid swedish settler who didn't even live there for that long. Webapr 11, 2016 · though it's only been a part of greater new yorker (otherwise known as the five boroughs) since 1898, the bronx has a much longer history than that—one that goes.