Rikers Island, New York City

Name: Rikers Island
Address: New York City, United States

#1794 among attractions in New York City

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Rikers Island is a 413.17-acre island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that contains New York City's main jail complex. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres. The first stages of expansion were accomplished largely by convict labor hauling in ashes for landfill. The island is politically part of the Bronx, although bridge access is from Queens. It is part of Queens Community Board 1 and uses an East Elmhurst, Queens, ZIP Code of 11370 for mail. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1932 (92 years ago)Area: 0.65 mi²Coordinates: 40°47'28"N, 73°52'58"W

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Rikers Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Barretto Point Park, Fulton Fish Market, Marine Air Terminal, Steinway Mansion.

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Park
Barretto Point Park, New York City
27 min walk • Barretto Point Park is a waterfront public park on the East River located in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. New York City. Its namesake is Francis J. Barretto, a 19th-century merchant and State Assemblyman who lived in the area.
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Shopping, Market
Fulton Fish Market, New York City
26 min walk • The Fulton Fish Market is a fish market in Hunts Point, a section of the New York City borough of the Bronx, in New York, United States. It was originally a wing of the Fulton Market, established in 1822 to sell a variety of foodstuffs and produce.
1.2 miS
Art Deco architecture, Streamline Moderne architecture
Marine Air Terminal, New York City
32 min walk • The Marine Air Terminal is an airport terminal located at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York City. The Marine Air Terminal, an Art Deco building opened in 1939 by William Delano of the firm Delano & Aldrich, is the only active airport terminal dating from the first generation of passenger air travel in the United States.
1.1 miSW
Italianate architecture
Steinway Mansion, New York City
29 min walk • The Steinway Mansion is a home on a one-acre hilltop in the Astoria section of Queens, New York City. It was built in 1858, originally on 440 acres on the Long Island Sound, by Benjamin Pike Jr. born in 1809, a noted manufacturer of scientific instruments located in lower Manhattan.
0.7 miSW
Bridge
Rikers Island Bridge, New York City
19 min walk • Rikers Island Bridge is a girder bridge that connects Rikers Island in the borough of the Bronx with the borough of Queens in New York City. The bridge begins in the Steinway neighborhood of Queens near the intersection of Hazen Street and 19th Avenue and continues to the south side of Rikers Island.