Rikers Island

Rikers Island is a 413-acre prison island in the in , New York City, United States, that contains New York City's largest jail. It is named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Bronx, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Hewletts Island” and “Riker’s Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include LaGuardia Airport and Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center.

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is the third major airport in the area. While and Newark Airport are major international airports, LaGuardia mostly serves domestic flights.

Prison
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The was an 800-bed jail barge used to hold inmates for the New York City Department of Corrections. The barge was anchored off 's southern shore, across from Rikers Island, near .

Bridge
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is a girder bridge that connects Rikers Island in the borough of with the borough of in . The bridge begins in the area in , near the intersection of Hazen Street and 19th Avenue, and continues to the south side of Rikers Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hunts Point and Port Morris.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the of . It is the location of one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world, the Cooperative Market. is situated 1½ miles north of Rikers Island.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood geographically located in the southwest corner of , New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rikers Island.

Neighborhood
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is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the borough of . It is bounded to the south by Whitestone Expressway and ; to the east by 138th Street and /; to the north by the ; and to the west by . is situated 2 miles east of Rikers Island.

Rikers Island

Latitude
40.79066° or 40° 47′ 26″ north
Longitude
-73.88097° or 73° 52′ 52″ west
Population
12,800
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q4R9+7J
Geo­Names ID
5133874
Wiki­data ID
Q120119
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Satellite Map

Discover Rikers Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rikers Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رايكرز آيلاند”
  • Armenian: “Ռիկերս”
  • Basque: “Rikers Island”
  • Catalan: “Rikers Island”
  • Cebuano: “Rikers Island”
  • Chinese: “瑞克斯島”
  • Chinese: “裏克斯島”
  • Chinese: “賴克斯島”
  • Chinese: “里克斯岛”
  • Chinese: “里克斯島”
  • Danish: “Rikers Island”
  • Dutch: “Rikers Island”
  • Estonian: “Rikers Island”
  • Finnish: “Rikers Island”
  • French: “Rikers Island”
  • German: “Rikers Island”
  • Hebrew: “רייקרז איילנד”
  • Ido: “Rikers Island”
  • Italian: “Rikers Island”
  • Japanese: “ライカーズ・アイランド”
  • Japanese: “ライカーズ島”
  • Korean: “라이커스섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Raikerso sala”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rikers Island”
  • Norwegian: “Rikers Island”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Rikers Island”
  • Persian: “ریکرز آیلند”
  • Russian: “Райкерс”
  • Russian: “Рикерс”
  • Serbian: “Острво Рајкерс”
  • Spanish: “Isla Rikers”
  • Spanish: “Rikers Island”
  • Swedish: “Rikers Island”
  • Turkish: “Rikers Island”
  • Ukrainian: “Райкерс”

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Notable Places Nearby

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