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Long Island City Steinway Railway Company c 1894 Entrance to Court Square-23rd Street Ferry dock. The following New York City Subway stations serve Long Island City: [167] 21st Street–Queensbridge (F and <F> train) 21st Street (G train) 39th Avenue (N and W trains) Court Square–23rd Street (7, <7> , E, M , and G trains)
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]
The five boroughs of New York City. New York City is located on the coast of the Northeastern United States at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state. It is located in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary, the centerpiece of which is the New York Harbor, whose deep waters and sheltered bays helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.
The earliest surviving map of the area now known as New York City is the Manatus Map, depicting what is now Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey in the early days of New Amsterdam. [7] The Dutch colony was mapped by cartographers working for the Dutch Republic. New Netherland had a position of surveyor general.
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The Asser Levy Recreation Center is in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, on Manhattan's East Side. [3] [4] The 2.44-acre (0.99 ha) site [5] is bounded by 23rd Street to the south, the VA Medical Center to the west, 25th Street to the north, and the FDR Drive and the East River to the east.
At least 16 world records in swimming have been set in the facility. [2] It was built in 1998 for the Goodwill Games. Since the Goodwill Games in 1998, it has hosted numerous swimming championships and high level competitions including the USA Swimming National Championship, NCAA National Championship, Big East Conference Championship and FINA ...
In July 2018, the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced a $100 million plan called Freight NYC to improve the flow of freight into and out of New York City. [34] [35] The plan's rail component includes: Constructing up to four new transload facilities in Brooklyn and Queens [34] [35] Constructing more passing sidings [34] [35]