South Brother Island
South Brother Island is an island in Bronx, New York. South Brother Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Port Morris, as well as near Hunts Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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”, and “South Brother Island, East River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Brother Island Light and Barretto Point Park.
North Brother Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
North Brother Island Light was a lighthouse located on North Brother Island in the East River in New York City. The lighthouse was at the southern tip of the island.
Barretto Point Park
Park
Photo: Deansfa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barretto Point Park is a waterfront public park on the East River located in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, United States. Its namesake is Francis J. Barretto, a 19th-century merchant and State Assemblyman who lived in the area.
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 Port Morris and Hunts Point.
Port Morris
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Port Morris is a neighborhood geographically located in the southwest corner of the Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1.
Hunts Point
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Hunts Point is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx of New York City. It is the location of one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market.
Mott Haven
Neighborhood
Photo: Amolina196, Public domain.
Mott Haven is a primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is generally bounded by East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner Expressway to the east and south, and the Harlem River to the west, although these boundaries are not precise. Mott Haven is situated 1½ miles northwest of South Brother Island.
South Brother Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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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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