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There are two small islands between Staten Island and Brooklyn - Hoffman Island and Swinburne Island. They were used as quarantine stations for immigrants in the early 1900s, and they were used by the military during WWII. Now both islands are uninhabited and off limits to the public.
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Staten Island is connected by bridge to what other borough?
Staten Island is connected to the borough of Brooklyn via the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (more commonly called just, "The Verrazano Bridge").
What island is underneath Brooklyn?
There is no island directly to the south of Brooklyn, but Staten Island lies on the southwest side of Brooklyn. They are joined by the Verrazano Bridge.
What are the names of New Yorks five buroughs?
Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island
Are the Brooklyn Cyclones the same as the Staten Island mets?
No. Brooklyn and Staten Island each have their own minor league baseball teams. They are two distinct teams.
Why are there 5 boroughs in new york?
Yes there is. Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are the five.
Where is the Wu tang clan from?
It orginated in Baltimore .Philly stole it
What is between Staten Island and Manhattan?
Upper New York Bay is between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan.
In what size order do the boroughs of New York City go?
Queens is the largest, followed by Staten Island, Brooklyn, The Bronx, and Manhattan is the smallest. Sometimes Brooklyn is listed as the second-largest borough and Staten Island the third-largest. This is because, while Staten Island has a greater total area than Brooklyn, it has a lot more square miles/kilometers of water, so its land area is smaller than that of Brooklyn. But by total area Staten Island is the second-largest.
What are the 5 borouh?
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx
What are the burrows in NYC?
Manhattan Staten Island Queens Brooklyn The Bronx
What are the two islands on which New York City is situated?
The five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island) are situated on three islands: Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Long Island. The boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island. The rest of Long Island is a part of New York State, but not a part of New York City. The Bronx is the only New York City borough that is not on an island.
What is the distance between Staten Island and Long Island?
Staten Island is part of New York City. It's one of the five boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.Assuming you were asking for the distance between the borough of Staten Island and the borough of Manhattan, it's about 5 miles (8 km) from the tip of Lower Manhattan to Staten Island.
