Hell gate is the back door to the city, leading in from Long Island Sound into the East River. It is spanned by the Triborough and Hellgate Bridges. It is most probably named for its tumultuous tides... "The confluence of Long Island Sound/The East River & The Harlem River at Randalls Island has long been a incredibly turbulent waterway when the tides are running. While easy to navigate at slack tides, even for people in Kayaks, currents up to 5-10 knots are not unusual...

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author: CartLegger : Queens, NY

For $10 and a long wait in line, you can enjoy a watered down drink at the over-crowded Water Taxi beach. But such simple kicks, ignore the real life, real history of Hunters Point, NY big version @ upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c . . . 1891_Long_Island_City.jpg Hunters Point was a bustling 19th century industrial area, surging in after Civil War in the same economic boom that led to the development of its Newtown Creek, its neighbor. As it was so close to Manhattan, train transport (by tunnel and ferry) was a major part of the infrstructure. Like Gantry Point Park to its north, tts mostly...

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