Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The current Randalls and Wards Island came about when Little Hell Gate was partially infilled. [6] [7] The combined island is part of the New York City borough of Manhattan; [7] this dates to an 1829 statute that designated the islands as being within Manhattan's eastern boundary. [8] Randalls and Wards Island has an area of about 530 acres ...
Randalls and Wards Islands is an island in New York City's East River. Pages in category "Randalls and Wards Islands" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The X80 was started sometime in the 2000s as an express shuttle bus to Randalls Island during special events, with the M35 skipping the stop neat Icahn Stadium whenever the X80 operates. [citation needed] On June 28, 2015, westbound M35 buses were rerouted to serve Hell Gate Circle after running on Sunken Garden Loop. [9]
2 This has the same census data as wards Island. 3 copyvio and pov. 1 comment. 4 Randalls. 6 comments. ... 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents. Talk: Randalls and ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Pages for logged out editors learn more
The name "Hell Gate" is a corruption of the Dutch phrase Hellegat.It first appeared on a Dutch map as Helle Gadt. [2] The name was originally applied to the entirety of the East River, by Dutch explorer Adriaen Block, the first European known to have navigated the strait, who bestowed the name sometime during his 1614–1616 voyage aboard the Onrust circumnavigating Long Island, from its ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
North of the Wards Island viaduct, trains cross the former Little Hell Gate strait to reach the Randalls Island viaduct. [275] [288] The viaduct across Randalls Island is about 1,965 feet (599 m) long [275] [263] and measures about 75 to 80 feet (23 to 24 m) high. [86] It is supported by concrete arches similar to those on Wards Island.