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Sunday, April 17, 2011

North Brother Island - Riverside Hospital

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Situated in the Hell Gate, a particularly treacherous stretch of the East River, North Brother was home to the quarantine hospital that housed Typhoid Mary, was the final destination of the General Slocum during its tragic final voyage, and was the site of an experimental drug treatment program which failed due to corruption. Riverside Hospital, the name of the facility on the island throughout its various incarnations, treated everything from smallpox and leprosy to venereal disease and heroin addiction; after the Second World War, it housed soldiers who were studying under the GI bill. The entirety of the island has been abandoned since 1963; over a dozen buildings remain, in various states of disrepair.




North Brother Island remains off-limits to the public due to its designation as a protected nesting area, and it is home to a rare colony of black-crowned night herons. As such, it remains an inscrutable mystery to most New Yorkers, even though it is closer to the Empire State Building than most of Brooklyn. Derelict for nearly half a century, it provides fascinating glimpses into demolition by neglect, into the architecture of quarantine, and into the collective history of the islands of the outer boroughs; like Hart Island to the northeast, and Blackwell’s Island to the southwest, North Brother was used as a dumping ground for indigent New Yorkers stricken with social disease. Here is a look at the island in its present condition.




The Western Buildings













Doctors' Cottage & Nurses' Residence





















Auxiliary Buildings









Tuberculosis Pavilion & School



























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  1. AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    So great! I love your photos and the subject matter!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 2, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    Amazing photos, you're bold- a lot of that stuff looks like it's gonna fall over! Thanks for sharing the passion of this craziness

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  3. AnonymousJune 24, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    Cool pics!

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