Rikers Island Channel
Rikers Island Channel is a channel in Queens, New York. Rikers Island Channel is situated nearby to the locality North Beach, as well as near Garden Bay Manor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include LaGuardia Airport and Rikers Island Bridge.
LaGuardia Airport
Photo: ERIC SALARD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
LaGuardia Airport is the third major airport in the New York area. While JFK and Newark Airport are major international airports, LaGuardia mostly serves domestic flights.
Rikers Island Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Cdogsimmons, Public domain.
Rikers Island Bridge is a girder bridge that connects Rikers Island in the borough of the Bronx with the borough of Queens in New York City. The bridge begins in the Ditmars Steinway area in Astoria, Queens, near the intersection of Hazen Street and 19th Avenue, and continues to the south side of Rikers Island.
Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center
Prison
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center was an 800-bed jail barge used to hold inmates for the New York City Department of Corrections. The barge was anchored off the Bronx's southern shore, across from Rikers Island, near Hunts Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include College Point and East Elmhurst.
College Point
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded to the south by Whitestone Expressway and Flushing; to the east by 138th Street and Malba/Whitestone; to the north by the East River; and to the west by Flushing Bay. College Point is situated 1½ miles east of Rikers Island Channel.
East Elmhurst
Neighborhood
East Elmhurst is a residential neighborhood in the northwest section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded to the south by Jackson Heights and Corona, to the north and east by Bowery Bay, and to the west by Woodside and Ditmars Steinway. East Elmhurst is situated 1½ miles south of Rikers Island Channel.
Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in Queens, a borough of New York City. Woodside, Elmhurst and Corona are also covered in this article. To an increasing number of travelers and curious New York natives, the area offers a diversity of mostly reasonably-priced restaurants representing many of the world's cuisines, including Indian, Thai, Korean, Mexican, Peruvian, Italian, and Argentine.
Rikers Island Channel
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.78399° or 40° 47′ 2″ northLongitude
-73.87708° or 73° 52′ 38″ westOpen location code
87G8Q4MF+H5GeoNames ID
5133875
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Satellite Map
Discover Rikers Island Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Beach and Garden Bay Manor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rikers Island and Edo Seaplane Base.
Queens: Must-Visit Destinations
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