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Randalls
Island (sometimes
called Randall's
Island)
and Wards
Island are
conjoined
islands,
collectively
called Randalls
and
Wards
Islands,
in New
York
County, New
York
City,[1][2][3] separated
from Manhattan
Island by
the Harlem
River,
from Queens by
the East
River and Hell
Gate,
and
from
the Bronx by
the Bronx
Kill.
The
two
islands
were
formerly
separated,
with
Randalls
Island
to
the
north
of
Wards
Island.
The
channel
between
them,
Little
Hell
Gate,
was
infilled
by
the
early
1960s.[4] A
third,
smaller
island, Sunken
Meadow
Island,
was
located
east
of
Randalls
Island
and
was
connected
to
it
in
1955.
Randalls
and
Wards
Islands
Looking
southwest;
Randalls
Island
is
in
the
foreground
and
Wards
Island
is
behind
it. Roosevelt
Island and Manhattan can
be
seen
in
the
background.


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GeographyLocationEast
River, Manhattan, NY, U.S.Coordinates40°47′15″N 73°55′31″WArea2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)Administration
United
States
StateNew
YorkCityNew
York
CityBoroughManhattanDemographicsPopulation1,648
(2010)Pop.
density788.5/km2 (2042.2/sq mi)
The
island
had
a
population
of
1,648
living
on
2.09
square
kilometers
(520
acres)
in
2010.[5] Most
of
the
island
is
parkland,
spanning
a
total
of
432.69
acres
(175.10 ha),
and
managed
by
Randall's
Island
Park
Alliance.[6] The
park
offers
91
athletic
fields,
a
driving
range,
greenways,
playgrounds
and
picnic
grounds.
The
island
also
has
a
history
of
being
used
for
asylums,
hospitals,
and
cemeteries,
and
is
currently
home
to
several
public
facilities,
including
a psychiatric
hospital known
as
the Manhattan
Psychiatric
Center, Kirby
Forensic
Psychiatric
Center a
Drug
and
Alcohol
Treatment
facility
named
Odyssey
House,
a
daycare,
2
state police
stations, FDNY fire
academy,
a
DEP wastewater
treatment plant, Icahn
Stadium,
HELP
Clarke
Thomas
Mens
Homeless
Shelter,
Keener
Employment
Homeless
Mens
Shelter,
Schwartz
Homeless
Mens
Shelter,
HELP
USA
Supportive
Employment
Center,
and
an
Urban
Farm.
Outside
of
these
institutions
and
buildings,
there
is
no
residential
housing
for
the
general
public
on
the
island.
The
island
is
crossed
by
the Triborough and Hell
Gate bridges.
The
island
can
be
reached
by
the
Triborough
Bridge;
the Wards
Island
Bridge,
which
serves
pedestrians
and bicyclists and
links
the
island
to East
Harlem in
Manhattan;
or
by
the Randalls
Island
Connector,
a
pedestrian
and
cycling
bridge
crossing
the
Bronx
Kill
and
connecting
to
the Port
Morris neighborhood
of
the
Bronx.
Randalls
Island
is
the
home
of
three
music
festivals: Governors
Ball
Music
Festival, Panorama
Music
Festival,
and Electric
Zoo
Festival.
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