South Brother Island Channel

Places of Interest

North Brother Island Light

Lighthouse

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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.

Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center

Prison

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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.

Rikers Island Bridge

Bridge

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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.

Places in the Area

Port Morris

Neighborhood

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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

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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. Hunts Point is situated 1½ miles north of South Brother Island Channel.

Mott Haven

Neighborhood

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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 2 miles northwest of South Brother Island Channel.

South Brother Island Channel

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