. Railway and traffic problems . e northly end to the center of the westernshore of Manhattan Island, and a portion of the Borough of the Bronx. At the present writing the city owns almost all the waterfront in theBorough of Manhattan, with a small ownership in the Borough of Brooklynand in the Borough of the Bronx, and practically no ownership in theBorough of Richmond. The Borough of Richmond, although of large extentin waterfront, has only a small portion which is available at present for com-mercial development on account of the exposed condition of large portionsof the shore along the sou
. Railway and traffic problems . e northly end to the center of the westernshore of Manhattan Island, and a portion of the Borough of the Bronx. At the present writing the city owns almost all the waterfront in theBorough of Manhattan, with a small ownership in the Borough of Brooklynand in the Borough of the Bronx, and practically no ownership in theBorough of Richmond. The Borough of Richmond, although of large extentin waterfront, has only a small portion which is available at present for com-mercial development on account of the exposed condition of large portionsof the shore along the southerly and easterly sides of the Island, and thehampering conditions to the size of piers which could be built, and theintensity of the current along what is known as the Kill side, that is,the northerly and westerly sides of the Island. Manhattan Island is practically all developed for commercial use. Out-side of the Jamaica Bay district, which is now being examined, the Borough (358) Port Administration and Harbor Facilities 5. 1. •• •* 3. E. 4. P. •* a 35*^ ST. TERM. 10. ELLIS AVE NYA-i,*tJ. PORT PT. ^y,,. PRS, 13. SUNNYSIDE ».vk1. 32* ST, TERM. RIDGE (359) Ti6 The Annals of the American Academy of Brooklyn has one-third of its waterfront available for commercial one-half of the waterfront of the Borough of Queens is availablewhile the Bronx is developed only to a small extent. The Borough of Rich-mond is developed to the extent of about one-third of its total length ofwaterfront. Organized in 1870, the Department of Docks and Ferries has operatedfor the condemnation and improvement of the waterfront, starting firston Manhattan Island. Since the establishment of Greater New York, ithas operated over the whole of the Greater City. The purpose of organi-zation is the condemnation and use for the municipality of the waterfront,now to a great extent (except on Manhat
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