List of smaller islands in New York City
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In addition to the three principal islands of
borough contains several smaller islands. New York City contains about 36 to 42 islands in total.[1]
The Bronx
- Hunter Island, no longer an island, part of Pelham Bay Park
- Twin Island, no longer an island, part of Pelham Bay Park
- Goose Island, Hutchinson River, part of Pelham Bay Park
- North Brother Island (East River)
- South Brother Island(East River)
- Pelham Islands, historical name for a group of mostly uninhabited islands in western Long Island Sound
- The Blauzes
- Chimney Sweeps Islands
- City Island, only inhabited island in the borough
- Hart Island
- High Island
- Rat Island
- Rikers Island (East River), location of New York City's jail
Brooklyn
- Canarsie Pol, uninhabited, 222-acre (90 ha) island in Jamaica Bay
- Coney Island, no longer an island
- Prospect Park Lakeislands,
- Chaim Baier Music Island
- Duck Island
- Three Islands
- Marine Park
- Ruffle Bar (Jamaica Bay)
Manhattan
- Manhattan Island
- Ellis Island (New York Harbor), shared with New Jersey
- Governors Island (New York Harbor)
- Liberty Island (New York Harbor)
- Mill Rock (East River)
- Randalls, Wards, and Sunken Meadow Island, joined by landfill (East River)
- Roosevelt Island (East River)
- U Thant Island, legally Belmont Island (East River)
Queens
- Hog Island, destroyed
- Prince of Wales Island (Jamaica Bay)
- Rulers Bar Hassock, home to Broad Channel (Jamaica Bay)
- Ruffle Bar (Jamaica Bay)
- Subway Island / Winhole Hassock (Jamaica Bay)
Staten Island
- Isle of Meadows (Arthur Kill)
- Prall's Island (Arthur Kill)
- Kill van Kull), shared with New Jersey
- Hoffman Island (Lower New York Bay)
- Swinburne Island (Lower New York Bay)
See also
- List of New York City lists
- List of islands of New York (state)
References
- ^ "New York's Treasure Trove of Tiny Islands". 11 October 2011.