Gateway (Washington, D.C.) Explained

Gateway
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:38.9208°N -76.9639°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Washington, D.C.
Subdivision Type2:Ward
Subdivision Name2:Ward 5
Leader Title:Councilmember
Leader Name:Kenyan McDuffie
Unit Pref:US
Postal Code:ZIP code

Gateway is the name of a small industrial and residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by New York Avenue NE to the south and southeast, Bladensburg Road to the west, and South Dakota Avenue to the northeast. Gateway is across New York Avenue from the U.S. National Arboretum.

The neighborhood takes its name from the period when the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ran in place of present-day New York Avenue. The eastern edge of the District of Columbia was occupied by the military jurisdiction of Fort Lincoln, but Gateway (immediately southwest of Fort Lincoln) was the first civilian area of the District through which trains passed.

Gateway is the site of the printing press facility for The Washington Times newspaper.