Flushing Bay
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Flushing Bay is a tidal embayment in northern Queens, New York City, forming part of the East River and lying adjacent to major landmarks such as LaGuardia Airport and Citi Field.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East River | 1 |
| Little Neck Bay | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
body of water ⓘ tidal embayment ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Citi Field
ⓘ
College Point ⓘ Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ Flushing River ⓘ LaGuardia Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Willets Point ⓘ |
| basinOf |
Flushing River
ⓘ
surface form:
Flushing River watershed
|
| connectedTo |
Bowery Bay
ⓘ
Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | Whitestone Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| governedBy |
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
ⓘ
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | subject to tidal fluctuations ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
combined sewer overflow
ⓘ
odor problems ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| hasShorelineUse |
airport infrastructure
ⓘ
marina ⓘ parkland ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
fish species
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Queens ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Corona
ⓘ
East Elmhurst ⓘ Flushing NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson Heights ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | East River ⓘ |
| nearFacility |
Flushing Bay Promenade
ⓘ
World’s Fair Marina ⓘ
surface form:
Worlds Fair Marina
|
| overlookedBy | Grand Central Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
East River
ⓘ
New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom | Flushing River ⓘ |
| subjectOf | environmental remediation projects ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | tidal ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
East River
subject surface form:
Queens
subject surface form:
Kings Point, New York
this entity surface form:
Little Neck Bay