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2016 Map of Flushing

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Flushing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The East River and Long Island Sound define this highly developed urban landscape where the boroughs of the Bronx and Queens meet. Large-scale infrastructure dominates the coastline, from the sprawling grounds of LaGuardia Airport on Flushing Bay to the massive spans of the Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. The map details dense residential and commercial grids in neighborhoods like Flushing, Bayside, and Williams Bridge, while the water's edge is marked by a complex series of points and necks, including Locust Point and Willets Point.

Maritime and educational history is rooted in institutions such as SUNY Maritime Coll at Throgs Neck and the United States Merchant Marine Acad near Kings Point. Significant open spaces and memorial sites are interspersed throughout the urban fabric, including the expansive Saint Raymond Cem and the isolated Hart Island. The complex relationship between land and water is further illustrated by the Intracoastal Waterway navigating past City Island and through the Rikers Island Channel.