Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek, a 3.5-mile long tributary of the East River, is an estuary that forms part of the border between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New York City, United States
- Also known as: “Mashpath”, “Maspeth”, “Mespaat”, “Mespacht Kil”, “Mespachtes Kil”, “Mespaetches”, “Mespatchis Kil”, and “Mespath”
Places of Interest
Highlights include United Nations Headquarters and Belmont Island.
United Nations Headquarters
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The headquarters of the United Nations is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east.
Belmont Island
Islet
Photo: Farawayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
U Thant Island is a small artificial island or islet in New York City's East River, within the borough of Manhattan. The 100-by-200-foot island, created during the construction of the Steinway Tunnel directly underneath, is the smallest island in Manhattan.
Bellevue Hospital Center
Hospital
Photo: ajay suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Bellevue Hospital is a hospital in New York City and the oldest public hospital in the United States. One of the largest hospitals in the United States by number of beds, it is located at 462 First Avenue in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kips Bay and Tudor City.
Kips Bay
Neighborhood
Photo: jim.henderson, GFDL.
Kips Bay, or Kip's Bay, is a neighborhood on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by 34th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 23rd Street to the south, and Third Avenue to the west.
Tudor City
Neighborhood
Photo: Niklem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tudor City is an apartment complex on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Turtle Bay and Murray Hill neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.
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.
Newtown Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Newtown Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Newtown Creek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Newtown Creek”
- Catalan: “Newtown Creek”
- Cebuano: “Newtown Creek”
- Chinese: “新鎮溪”
- Chinese: “新镇溪”
- Chinese: “紐頓小灣”
- Dutch: “Newtown Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيوتاون كريك”
- French: “Newtown Creek”
- German: “Newtown Creek”
- Hebrew: “ניוטאון קריק”
- Japanese: “イングリッシュ・キルス”
- Japanese: “ニュータウン川”
- Spanish: “Newtown Creek”
- Venetian: “Newtown”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Newtown Creek”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hunters Point and Gashouse District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Newton Barge Terminal Playground and Hunters Point.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Newtown Creek”. Photo: GK tramrunner, CC BY-SA 3.0.