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New York. Borough. The Bronx. North and South Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in New York City 's East River between the mainland Bronx and Rikers Island. North Brother Island was once the site of the Riverside Hospital for quarantinable diseases but is now uninhabited. [ 1] The islands had long been privately owned, but was ...
The East River was the site of one of the greatest disasters in the history of New York City when, in June 1904, the PS General Slocum sank near North Brother Island due to a fire. It was carrying 1,400 German-Americans to a picnic site on Long Island for an annual outing.
Sidewheel boat; each wheel had 26 paddles and was 31 ft (9.4 m) in diameter. The PS General Slocum[ note 1] was a sidewheel passenger steamboat built in Brooklyn, New York, in 1891. During her service history, she was involved in a number of mishaps, including multiple groundings and collisions. On June 15, 1904, General Slocum caught fire and ...
June 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM. A unique new cruise is offering an up-close look at a nearly forgotten part of New York City — the abandoned islands along the East River. They’ve been home to ...
The Bronx. Hunter Island, no longer an island, part of Pelham Bay Park. Twin Island, no longer an island, part of Pelham Bay Park. Goose Island, Hutchinson River, part of Pelham Bay Park. North Brother Island ( East River) South Brother Island (East River) Pelham Islands, historical name for a group of mostly uninhabited islands in western Long ...
The following is a list of islands found within New York State . Alder Island. Alger Island. Association Island. Barnum Island. Beeren Island. Big Crow Island. Big Hassock Island. Bird Island.
EDT ( UTC– 04:00) Hart Island, sometimes referred to as Hart's Island, [ a ] is located at the western end of Long Island Sound, in the northeastern Bronx in New York City. Measuring approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) long by 0.33 miles (0.53 km) wide, Hart Island is part of the Pelham Islands archipelago and is east of City Island .
Governors Island is a 172-acre (70 ha) island in New York Harbor, within the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located approximately 800 yards (730 m) south of Manhattan Island, and is separated from Brooklyn to the east by the 400-yard-wide (370 m) Buttermilk Channel. The National Park Service administers a small portion of the north ...