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In addition to the three principal islands of New York City—Manhattan Island, Staten Island and part of Long Island—each borough contains several smaller islands. New York City contains about 36 to 42 islands in total. [1]
Roosevelt Island is located in the middle of the East River, between Manhattan Island to the west and Queens to the east. [5] The island's southern tip faces 47th Street on Manhattan Island, while its northern tip faces 86th Street on Manhattan Island. [6]
New York City was originally confined to Manhattan Island and the smaller surrounding islands that formed New York County. As the city grew northward, it began annexing areas on the mainland, absorbing territory from Westchester County into New York County in 1874 ( West Bronx ) and 1895 ( East Bronx ).
The New York City Parks Enforcement Patrol operates a training academy on Randalls Island. [313] NYC Parks' Five Borough Administrative Building is located on Randalls Island; that building complex contains a green roof. [314] The New York City Police Department Street Crime Unit was headquartered on Randalls Island until it was disbanded in ...
On June 8, 1881, North Brother Island was transferred to what was then part of New York County (later to become the Bronx). [10] On April 16, 1964, South Brother Island was also transferred to the Bronx. [11] The islands had been incorporated into Long Island City in 1870, [12] before the consolidation of New York City in 1898. [13]
City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long by 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide. [2] City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound , south of Pelham Bay Park , and east of Eastchester Bay .
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Ellis Island is in New York Harbor, east of Liberty State Park and north of Liberty Island. While most of the island is in Jersey City, New Jersey, a small section is an exclave of New York City. [7] [8] The island has a land area of 27.5 acres (11.1 ha), much of which is from land reclamation. [9]