Hell Gate
Tidal strait in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the New York City strait. For other uses, see Hell Gate (disambiguation).
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.[1]
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