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Hoffman Island is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) artificial island in the Lower New York Bay, off the South Beach of Staten Island, New York City. [1] A smaller, 4-acre (1.6 ha) artificial island, Swinburne Island , lies immediately to the south. [ 2 ]
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]
Sandy Brook flows southward from Drumgoole Road. Bloomingdale Park is a 138-acre (56 ha) park on the South Shore of Staten Island.It is located in the Prince's Bay neighborhood, and is bounded on the north by Ramona Avenue, on the west by Bloomingdale Road, on the east by Lenevar Avenue, and on the south by Drumgoole Road West and the Korean War Veterans Parkway.
The Staten Island Ferry is the only transportation directly from Staten Island to Manhattan, roughly a 25-minute trip. [171] The St. George Terminal, first opened in 1886, [172] was rebuilt in 1951 [173] and again in the 2000s. [174] The ferry has been fare-free since 1997. The Staten Island Ferry transports over 60,000 passengers per day.
Icebergs are often compared in size to the area of Manhattan. [4] [5] [6] The highest natural point in the city is Todt Hill on Staten Island, which at 409.8 ft (124.9 m) above sea level is the highest hill on the Eastern Seaboard south of Maine. The summit of the ridge is largely covered in woodlands as part of the Staten Island Greenbelt.
The New York City borough of Manhattan contains numerous smaller islands in addition to the main island of Manhattan. [2] Three of these islands, Ellis Island, Governors Island, and Liberty Island, are located in Upper New York Bay, [3]: 9 though jurisdiction of Ellis Island is shared with neighboring Jersey City, New Jersey, and Liberty Island is an exclave of Manhattan within New Jersey.
A pedestrian section in Hudson River Park in Tribeca in September 2021. The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway is a waterfront greenway for walking or cycling, 32 miles (51 km) long, around the island of Manhattan, in New York City. The largest portions are operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
The Staten Island Ferry, which runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, annually carries over 21 million passengers on the 5.2-mile (8.4 km) run between Manhattan and Staten Island. Each weekday, five vessels transport about 65,000 passengers on 109 boat trips.