Pulaski Bridge
The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It was named after Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War fighter Casimir Pulaski in homage to the large Polish-American population in Greenpoint.- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge between Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, USA
- Also known as: “Pulaski Bascule Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United Nations Headquarters and Hunterspoint Avenue station.
United Nations Headquarters
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, United States. United Nations Headquarters is situated 1 mile northwest of Pulaski Bridge.Hunterspoint Avenue station
Railway station
Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue station
Metro station
The Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue station is a station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway, and the westernmost station on the Queens portion of the line. Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue station is situated 1,200 feet north of Pulaski Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Island City and Astoria and Blissville.
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.Blissville
Neighborhood
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.
Sunnyside
Neighborhood
Pulaski Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge, footbridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.73954° or 40° 44′ 22″ north
Longitude
-73.9523° or 73° 57′ 8″ west
Elevation
-20 feet (-6 metres)
Open location code
87G8P2QX+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Pulaski Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普拉斯基大橋”
- Chinese: “普瓦斯基橋”
- French: “Pulaski Bridge”
- German: “Pulaski Bridge”
- Greek: “Γέφυρα Πουλάσκι”
- Hebrew: “גשר פולאסקי”
- Japanese: “プラスキー 橋”
- Japanese: “プラスキ橋”
- Kara-Kalpak: “Pulaski kópiri”
- Polish: “Pulaski Bridge”
- Spanish: “Puente Pulaski”
- Uzbek: “Pulaski koʻprigi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hunters Point and Greenpoint Landing.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Transmitter Brewing and DOT Long Island Expressway Lane Reversal.
Queens: Must-Visit Destinations
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