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At the beginning of the 19th century, the East River was the center of New York's shipping industry, but by the end of the century, much of it had moved to the Hudson River, leaving the East River wharves and slips to begin a long process of decay, until the area was finally rehabilitated in the mid-1960s, and the South Street Seaport Museum ...
By the time he made it to East River Park — with binoculars conveniently already stowed in his backpack — darkness had fallen and the humpback had slipped out to deeper waters.
The East River Tunnel Railroad Company was founded on February 22, 1885, to construct a railroad tunnel crossing the East River.Its objective was to connect the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)'s tracks in Long Island City and the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad's tracks in the City of New York in the same tunnel. [4]
[171] [47] Since the New York and Brooklyn Bridge was the only bridge across the East River at that time, it was also called the East River Bridge. [180] Until the construction of the nearby Williamsburg Bridge in 1903, the New York and Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, [ 181 ] 20% longer than any built previously.
East River Queens West waterfront in 2006. Queens West is a district and redevelopment project along the East River in Long Island City, Queens, New York City.The project, located on Hunter's Point south of the Anable Basin, is a joint project sponsored by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) [1] and the Empire State Development Corporation (ESD).
The rocks, which impeded ship travel between the Atlantic Ocean through the Long Island Sound to New York City, were off a headland known as Hallett's Point and extended into the East River toward Wards Island. The narrow channel had been a danger to navigators since the area was first explored.
Berrien's Island was an island in the East River in New York City, off the northern shore of Astoria in Queens. It takes its name from Cornelius Jansen Berrien, who purchased it from Timothy Wood in 1727. [1] During the 20th century, Berrien's Island became connected to the larger Long Island, on which most of Queens
When a significant overflow occurred during the New York City blackout of 1977 (828,000,000 US gallons (3.13 × 10 9 L; 689,000,000 imp gal) of raw sewage spilled into the East River), the federal government ordered in 1995 that the city build back-up facilities.