New York City Department of Corrections Rikers Island Facilities

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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. Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is situated 4,200 feet northeast of New York City Department of Corrections Rikers Island Facilities.

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. Rikers Island Bridge is situated 3,700 feet southwest of New York City Department of Corrections Rikers Island Facilities.

Barretto Point Park

Park

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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.

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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.

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. Port Morris is situated 1½ miles northwest of New York City Department of Corrections Rikers Island Facilities.

College Point

Neighborhood

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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 2 miles east of New York City Department of Corrections Rikers Island Facilities.

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