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    Hoffman Island is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) artificial island in the Lower New York Bay, off the South Beach of Staten Island, New York City. A smaller, 4-acre...
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    quarantine of immigrants. Swinburne Island is the smaller of two nearby islands, the other being Hoffman Island to the north. After several cholera pandemics...
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    Rick Hoffman (born June 12, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for playing Jerry Best in the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show (2002–2005), Chase Chapman...
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    were quarantined at Hoffman Island or Swinburne Island, two artificial islands off the shore of Staten Island to the south. The islands ceased to be used...
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    Matthew Hoffman is an American television personality, host, Broadway investor and narrator. He was born on Long Island, New York. He is best known for...
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    in New Jersey) Swinburne Island (in Lower New York Bay) Hoffman Island (in Lower New York Bay) The highest point on the island, the summit of Todt Hill...
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  • John Robert Hoffman is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and co-starred in the Disney Channel original film Northern Lights...
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    Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile...
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    Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and...
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    winter. He was buried at Dale Cemetery in Ossining. Hoffman Island is named for him. "John T. Hoffman, Mayor-Elect of New York City". Harper's Weekly. December...
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  • Island High Island Hoffman Island Hog Island Hospital Island Howland Island (Montezuma WMA) Huckleberry Island Ingraham Hassock Island Indian Island (Bay...
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    Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in New York City's East River between the mainland Bronx and Rikers Island. North Brother Island was once...
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    Poveglia (redirect from Poveglia Island)
    ghosts. Hoffman Island in the Lower New York Bay, off the South Beach of Staten Island, New York City Swinburne Island an artificial island in Lower...
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    Abbot Howard Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies")...
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    with New Jersey Hoffman Island (Lower New York Bay) Swinburne Island (Lower New York Bay) List of New York City lists List of islands of New York (state)...
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  • community) Hoffmans, New Jersey (unincorporated community) Hoffman, North Carolina (town) Hoffman, Oklahoma (town) Hoffman Island, near Staten Island, New York...
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    Little Island at Pier 55 (stylized as Little Island @Pier55) is an artificial island and a public park within Hudson River Park, just off the western...
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    Lower New York Bay (category Bodies of water of Staten Island)
    New York Governor (1869–1871) John T. Hoffman. Hoffman Island covers 11 acres (4.45 hectares). Swinburne Island, with an area of about 4 acres (16,000...
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    Hoffman Estates is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530. The village...
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    Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper-clad statue, a gift...
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    Hart Island, sometimes referred to as Hart's Island, is located at the western end of Long Island Sound, in the northeastern Bronx in New York City. Measuring...
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    Monument is a United States National Monument comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. It includes the...
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    non-standard romances and relationships. Alice Hoffman was born in New York City and raised on Long Island, New York. Her grandmother was a Russian-Jewish...
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    Randalls Island (sometimes called Randall's Island) and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Island, in New York...
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    islands, Hoffman Island and Swinburne Island. The northern part of South Beach is sometimes known as Arrochar. South Beach is part of Staten Island Community...
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    upper bay. Lower New York Bay includes Hoffman Island and nearby Swinburne Island. Both are artificial islands that are closed to the public. Commissioned...
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    Spike Lee's 2002 film 25th Hour, starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman. The account of the site's history is from The WPA Guide to New York City...
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    Brooklyn, New York (1942–1954) Hoffman Island, New York (1938–1945) Government Island, California (1938–1943) Gallups Island, Massachusetts (1940–1945) Huntington...
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    Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB)...
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    Hoffman is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System:...
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