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  2. Land reclamation in Lower Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    An 1865 map of Lower Manhattan below 14th Street showing land reclamation along the shoreline. [1] The expansion of the land area of Lower Manhattan in New York City by land reclamation has, over time, greatly altered Manhattan Island's shorelines on the Hudson and East rivers as well as those of the Upper New York Bay. The extension of the ...

  3. Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    In Manhattan, the borough with the highest population density (66,940 people/sq mi. in year 2000; 1,564,798 inhabitants) and concentration of business and tourist destinations, only 18% of the working population drove to work in 2000, while 72% used public transportation and 8% walked." ^ "Manhattan" (PDF).

  4. Geography of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Manhattan (New York County, pop. 1,606,275) [18] is the most densely populated borough and home to most of the city's skyscrapers. The borough contains the major business centers of the city and many cultural attractions. Manhattan is loosely divided into downtown, midtown, and uptown regions.

  5. Central Park - Wikipedia

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    Designated NYCL. March 26, 1974 [2] Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City that was the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the sixth-largest park in the city, containing 843 acres (341 ha), and the most visited urban park in the United States, with ...

  6. North and South Brother Islands (New York City) - Wikipedia

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    According to the New York City Parks Department, which oversees the islands, North Brother Island has about 20 acres (8 hectares) of land, [4] and South Brother Island about 6 acres (2.4 ha). [5] Public access is prohibited but permission is occasionally given to researchers and journalists; a NYC Parks staff member escorts all such visitors. [6]

  7. Liberty Island - Wikipedia

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    According to the United States Census Bureau, the island has a land area of 14.717 acres (5.956 ha), and is the property of the federal government. Liberty Island is located in the Upper New York Bay within the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey. It is one of the islands that are part of the borough of Manhattan in New York.

  8. The Battery (Manhattan) - Wikipedia

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    The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a 25-acre (10 ha) public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor.It is bounded by Battery Place on the north, with Bowling Green to the northeast, State Street on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.

  9. List of smaller islands in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Brooklyn. Canarsie Pol, uninhabited, 222-acre (90 ha) island in Jamaica Bay. Coney Island, no longer an island. Prospect Park Lake islands, Chaim Baier Music Island. Duck Island. Three Islands. Mau Mau Island (also called White Island), located in Marine Park. Ruffle Bar (Jamaica Bay)