Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Prison
- Description: Jail barge in Bronx, New York City, US
- Also known as: “Vernon C. Bain Detention Center”
- Address: 1 Halleck Street, Bronx, NY 10474
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barretto Point Park and Hunts Point Cooperative Market.
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.
Hunts Point Cooperative Market
The Hunts Point Cooperative Market is a 24/7 wholesale food market located on 60 acres in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The largest food distribution center of its kind in the world, it earns annual revenues of over $2 billion. Hunts Point Cooperative Market is situated 1,800 feet north of Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center.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. North Brother Island Light is situated 1¼ miles west of Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hunts Point and Clason Point.
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.
Clason Point
Neighborhood
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Clason Point is a peninsula and a neighborhood in the East Bronx, New York City. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview.
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. Port Morris is situated 1½ miles west of Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center.
Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center
- Categories: prison ship and government building
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.80139° or 40° 48′ 5″ northLongitude
-73.87699° or 73° 52′ 37″ westOperator
NYC DOCOpen location code
87G8R42F+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 285931547OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q2517337
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “弗农·贝恩惩戒中心”
- Chinese: “弗農·貝恩懲戒中心”
- Chinese: “弗農·貝恩號”
- Danish: “Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center”
- Dutch: “Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center”
- Finnish: “Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center”
- French: “Centre correctionnel Vernon C. Bain”
- German: “Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center”
- Spanish: “Centro Correccional Vernon C. Bain”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hunts Point Landing and Floating Pool.
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