Ruffle Bar

Ruffle Bar is a 143-acre (58 ha) island located in Jamaica Bay in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, off the coast of Canarsie. The island is part of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, and lies just east of the former Barren Island, where Floyd Bennett Field is now located.

Ruffle Bar
A kayaker rests during an excursion to Ruffle Bar led by the National Park Service
Ruffle Bar
Geography
LocationJamaica Bay, Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Coordinates40.599519°N 73.857715°W / 40.599519; -73.857715
Area143 acres (58 ha)
Administration
Demographics
Population0 (1950)
Additional information
Time zone
  Summer (DST)
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