Randalls and Wards Islands

Randalls Island and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Islands, in New York County, New York City. 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. A third, smaller island, Sunken Meadow Island, was located east of Randalls Island and was connected to it in 1955.

The island had a population of 1,648 living on 2.09 square kilometers in 2010. Most of the island is parkland, spanning a total of 432.69 acres, and managed by Randall's Island Park Alliance. The park offers athletic fields, a driving range, greenways, playgrounds and picnic grounds.