Ruffle Bar
A kayaker rests during an excursion to Ruffle Bar led by the National Park Service | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, New York City, USA |
| Coordinates | 40°35′58″N 73°51′28″W / 40.599519°N 73.857715°W |
| Area | 143 acres (58 ha) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (1950) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) |
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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.