South Brother Island

North and South Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in 's between and . North Brother Island was once the site of the Riverside Hospital for quarantinable diseases but is now uninhabited.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the East River in the Bronx, New York City, United States
  • Also known as: “South Border Island”, “South Border Island, East River”, “South Border Island, New York”, “South Border Island, New York City”, “South Brother Island, East River”, and “South Brother Island, New York”

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Brother Island Light and Barretto Point Park.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a lighthouse located on North Brother Island in the in . The lighthouse was at the southern tip of the island.

Park
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is a waterfront public park on the located in the neighborhood of , , United States. Its namesake is Francis J. Barretto, a 19th-century merchant and State Assemblyman who lived in the area.

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 , near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Morris and Hunts Point.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
is a neighborhood geographically located in the southwest corner of , New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1.

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.

Neighborhood
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is a primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the borough of . It is generally bounded by East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner Expressway to the east and south, and the to the west, although these boundaries are not precise. is situated 1½ miles northwest of South Brother Island.

South Brother Island

Latitude
40.79621° or 40° 47′ 46″ north
Longitude
-73.89764° or 73° 53′ 52″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q4W2+FW
Geo­Names ID
5138791
Wiki­data ID
Q2633294
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Satellite Map

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

From Catalan to Spanish—“South Brother Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “South Brother Island”
  • Cebuano: “South Brother Island”
  • Dutch: “South Brother Island”
  • French: “South Brother Island”
  • German: “South Brother Island”
  • Hebrew: “סאות‘ ברד’ר”
  • Hebrew: “סאות’ ברד’ר”
  • Hebrew: “סאות‘ ברזר”
  • Japanese: “サウス・ブラザー・アイランド”
  • Japanese: “サウス・ブラザー島”
  • Japanese: “ノース・ブラザー・アイランド”
  • Japanese: “ノース・ブラザー島”
  • Korean: “사우스 브라더섬”
  • Russian: “Саут-Бразер”
  • Russian: “Саут-Бротер”
  • Russian: “Южный Брат”
  • Spanish: “Isla de South Brother”
  • Spanish: “South Brother Island”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Brother Island and South Brother Island Channel.

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