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When New York's Most Dangerous Waterway was Bridged (The History of Hell Gate Bridge)
[WATCH] When New York City's Most Dangerous Waterway was Bridged
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The Hell Gate Bridge, originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge[2] or the East River Arch Bridge, is a 1,017-foot (310 m) steel through arch railroad bridge in New York City.…

Randalls, Wards, and Sunken Meadow Island in 1948
Vintage Aerial Photograph Shows When Wards / Randalls Island Was Three Smaller Islands in 1948
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Since the early 1960s, the large East River island we know today as Randalls Island used to be three completely separate islands. In this vintage photograph from 1948, take a peek at…