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Hell Gate is a narrow tidal strait in the East River in New York City. It separates Astoria, Queens, from Randall's and Wards Islands in Manhattan.
Hell Gate and the Hell Gate Bridge, looking north
The excavations and tunnels used to undermine Hallet's Point near the former site of Fort Stevens
The 1885 explosion
Randalls and Wards Islands
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Randalls Island and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Island, in New York City. Part of the borough of Manhattan, it is separated from Manhattan Island by the
Hell Gate
…Hell Gate is a narrow tidal strait in the East River in New York City. It separates Astoria, Queens, from Randall's and Wards Islands in Manhattan. The name "Hell Gate" is a corruption of the Low German or Dutch phrase Hellegat, which means "bright gate". It first appeared on a Dutch…
Looking southwest; Randalls Island is in the foreground and Wards Island is behind it. Roosevelt Island, Manhattan (R), and Queens (L) can be seen in the background.
Detail from NOAA Chart 12339 showing Negro Point
Little Hell Gate before being filled in
Looking west along Little Hell Gate Inlet, a remnant of the former Little Hell Gate strait between the two islands, in 2008