Rikers Island
Rikers Island is a 413-acre prison island in the East River in the Bronx, 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.
- Island
- …has about 12,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Hewletts Island”
- Description: island in the Bronx, New York, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover LaGuardia Airport and Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center.
LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport is the third major airport in the New York area.
Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center
The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center was an 800-bed…
Rikers Island Bridge
Rikers Island Bridge is a girder bridge that connects…
Neighborhoods in the Area
Discover Hunts Point and Port Morris.
Hunts Point
Hunts Point is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx of New York City.
1½ miles north of Rikers Island
Port Morris
Port Morris is a neighborhood geographically located…
1½ miles northwest of Rikers Island
College Point
College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.
2 miles east of Rikers Island
Rikers Island
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Latitude
40.79066° or 40° 47′ 26″ north
Longitude
-73.88097° or 73° 52′ 52″ west
Open location code
87G8Q4R9+7J
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rikers Island” goes by many names.
رايكرز آيلاندArabic
ՌիկերսArmenian
Rikers IslandBasque
Rikers IslandCatalan
Rikers IslandCebuano
瑞克斯島Chinese
裏克斯島Chinese
賴克斯島Chinese
里克斯岛Chinese
里克斯島Chinese
Rikers IslandDanish
Rikers IslandDutch
Rikers IslandEstonian
Rikers IslandFinnish
רייקרז איילנדHebrew
Rikers IslandIdo
Rikers IslandItalian
ライカーズ・アイランドJapanese
ライカーズ島Japanese
라이커스섬Korean
Raikerso salaLithuanian
Rikers IslandNorwegian
Rikers IslandNorwegian Bokmål
Rikers IslandOccitan (post 1500)
ریکرز آیلندPersian
РайкерсRussian
РикерсRussian
Острво РајкерсSerbian
Rikers IslandSwedish
Rikers IslandTurkish
РайкерсUkrainian
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