Belmont Island (AKA "U Thant Island", Ex-Man O'War Reef)
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Legally named Belmont Island, the island has its origins in the 1890s as a side-effect of the construction by William Steinway, of piano manufacturer Steinway & Sons, of trolley tunnels under the river to link bustling Manhattan to his eponymous company town in Steinway, Queens.
The tunnels were bought by August Belmont and attached to his IRT subway network. These tunnels are still in use today by the #7 subway line. It is also now a protected bird sanctuary. NO visiting other than a few short visits a year to the memorial. A small colony of double crested cormorants nests here.
The tunnels were bought by August Belmont and attached to his IRT subway network. These tunnels are still in use today by the #7 subway line. It is also now a protected bird sanctuary. NO visiting other than a few short visits a year to the memorial. A small colony of double crested cormorants nests here.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Thant_Island
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°44'48"N 73°57'51"W
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- South Marsh Island 342 km
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- Cobb Island 408 km
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- Queens Midtown Tunnel 0.2 km
- Amtrak East River Tunnels 0.3 km
- One United Nations Park Condominium 0.5 km
- Queens West 0.7 km
- Hunters Point 0.9 km
- Murray Hill 1 km
- Long Island City (Downtown) 1.2 km
- Midtown (Manhattan, NY) 1.8 km
- Sunnyside 3.4 km
- Greenpoint 3.5 km