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Paerdegat Basin

Bay on Long Island in New York, NY

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Paerdegat Basin (pronounced PAD-ih-git) is a channel that connects to Jamaica Bay in western Canarsie, on the eastern end of Brooklyn, New York, United States. It connects to Jamaica Bay to the south, and the north end of the basin is adjacent to the intersection of Ralph Avenue and Flatlands Avenue. "Paerdegat" derives from the old Dutch 'paardengat', meaning "horse gate". Paerdegat Basin came to its present form in the late 1920s. Before then, it was a freshwater-fed tidal creek known at various times as Bestevaar Kill, Bedford Creek, and Paerdegat Creek. It was much longer than the present-day basin, and had several branches. The waterway was an important part of a failed plan to transform Jamaica Bay into an alternative port to New York Harbor. In January 1931, the New York City Board…

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