The Thing

The Thing is a second-hand shop in Brooklyn, New York which is located on Manhattan Avenue. The Thing is situated nearby to the metro station Greenpoint Avenue station, as well as near Saint Elias Greek Rite Catholic Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Greenpoint Avenue station and Belmont Island.

Greenpoint Avenue station

Metro station

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The Greenpoint Avenue station is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Greenpoint and Manhattan Avenues in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times. Greenpoint Avenue station is situated 710 feet south of The Thing.

Belmont Island

Islet

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U Thant Island is a small artificial island or islet in New York City's East River, within the borough of Manhattan. The 100-by-200-foot island, created during the construction of the Steinway Tunnel directly underneath, is the smallest island in Manhattan.

Pulaski Bridge

Bridge

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The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It was named after Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War fighter Casimir Pulaski in homage to the large Polish-American population in Greenpoint. Pulaski Bridge is situated 2,400 feet north of The Thing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenpoint and Blissville.

Greenpoint

Neighborhood

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Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at Bushwick Inlet Park and McCarren Park; on the southeast by the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg; on the north by Newtown Creek and the neighborhood of Long Island City in Queens; and on the west by the East River.

Blissville

Neighborhood

Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.