East Channel
East Channel is a channel in Queens, New York. East Channel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Roosevelt Island, as well as near the locality Queensbridge Houses.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and Blackwell House.
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
Bridge
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The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. Completed in 1909, it connects the Long Island City neighborhood in the borough of Queens with the East Midtown and Upper East Side neighborhoods in Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island.
Blackwell House
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Blackwell House is a historic house on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The house's name comes from Jacob Blackwell, who built the house in 1796. He was the great-grandson of Robert Blackwell, who in 1686 took ownership of what was then known as Manning's Island and subsequently became the island's new namesake.
Queensbridge Park
Park
Queensbridge Park, named for the nearby Queensboro Bridge, is a 20.34-acre city park along the East River in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The park is a primary place of recreation for residents of Queensbridge Houses and has a riverfront promenade, baseball diamonds, running paths, lawns and areas for picnicking.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenox Hill and Long Island City and Astoria.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
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Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
Upper East Side
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The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.
East Channel
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.75843° or 40° 45′ 30″ northLongitude
-73.94958° or 73° 56′ 59″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87G8Q352+95GeoNames ID
5115797
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Roosevelt Island and Queensbridge Houses.
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