East Broad Channel

Broad Channel is a neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It occupies Rulers Bar Hassock, the only inhabited island in Jamaica Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broad Channel station and Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge.

Broad Channel station

Metro station

Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.

The Broad Channel station is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in the neighborhood of the same name at Noel and West Roads in the borough of Queens.

Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge is a toll bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York City, between Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula.

Beach 90th Street station

Metro station

Photo: Shapiros10, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Beach 90th Street station is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the Rockaway Park Shuttle at all times and ten daily rush-hour only A trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammel and Ocean Breeze.

Hammel

Neighborhood

Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hammels is an area within Rockaway Beach on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located west of Arverne and east of Seaside, and is centered on Beach 84th Street.

South Beach is a neighborhood on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York City, situated directly south of the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge. South Beach is bounded by New York Bay on the southeast, Seaview Avenue on the southwest, Laconia Avenue on the northwest, Reid and McClean Avenues on the north, and Lily Pond Avenue on the northeast.

East Broad Channel

Type: Channel
Also known as: “Broad Channel”
Category: body of water
Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.60399° or 40° 36′ 14″ north

Longitude

-73.81625° or 73° 48′ 59″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87G8J53M+HG

GeoNames ID

5115781

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Satellite Map

Discover East Broad Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Somerville and Holland.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gene Gray Playground and Broad Channel Park.

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