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  • Officials May Reopen The Island To The Public on Random Strange History Of New York's Uninhabited North Brother Island

    (#12) Officials May Reopen The Island To The Public

    The only people allowed to visit North Brother Island today must receive approval from the city of New York. Those who access the land are typically reporters and City Council members who have to be accompanied by city workers from the Parks Department. Even approved visitors, however, can't come to the island during heron nesting season.

    City officials have looked into reopening the island eventually. Before they can do so, it's necessary to build a new dock and repair deteriorating buildings for the safety of those visiting, a process that would cost millions.

  • During The '50s, North Brother Housed A Rehab Facility on Random Strange History Of New York's Uninhabited North Brother Island

    (#4) During The '50s, North Brother Housed A Rehab Facility

    When the city of New York gained authority over the island from New York State in 1951, North Brother became a treatment center for young people addicted to opioids and other substances.

    Photos from New York City's Department of Records and Information Services show teen addicts living in what was formerly Riverside Hospital. The program, expensive and riddled with corruption, shut down in 1963.

     

  • The Island Is Completely Abandoned on Random Strange History Of New York's Uninhabited North Brother Island

    (#9) The Island Is Completely Abandoned

    The rehabilitation facility shut down largely due to operating costs. Patients, doctors, and staff all left North Brother, which Smithsonian magazine attributes partially to real estate being cheaper elsewhere. 

    The island is now completely abandoned. No one is allowed to visit without the approval of New York City officials.

  • North Brother Acted As Temporary Housing For Soldiers Studying Under The GI Bill on Random Strange History Of New York's Uninhabited North Brother Island

    (#7) North Brother Acted As Temporary Housing For Soldiers Studying Under The GI Bill

    After advances in public health made quarantine-based treatment obsolete, Riverside Hospital was used as housing for soldiers studying at colleges in New York under the GI Bill.

    After WWII, the state converted Riverside's men's dorms into Island Nursery School, which served as housing for soldiers' children. This arrangement lasted for five years until the state's lease on the island expired in 1951.

  • The Vegetation Is So Dense That Some Abandoned Buildings Are Completely Obscured By Foliage on Random Strange History Of New York's Uninhabited North Brother Island

    (#10) The Vegetation Is So Dense That Some Abandoned Buildings Are Completely Obscured By Foliage

    Christopher Payne, who published a series of photographs of the island, said that in the summer, the vegetation grows incredibly thick. At some points, he couldn't access certain areas without a machete to cut through the dense brush.

    Some buildings are entirely hidden from view by foliage. A road that once ran around the island has entirely crumbled, eroded by the waves of the East River. Payne says he sees this disintegration as futuristic. With scientific evidence that coastal cities may become abandoned only a century from now, Payne believes New York City might "look like North Brother Island in 50 years."
     

  • The Island Became A Dedicated Bird Sanctuary In 2001 on Random Strange History Of New York's Uninhabited North Brother Island

    (#8) The Island Became A Dedicated Bird Sanctuary In 2001

    The New York City Parks Department has controlled North Brother since 2001, when it designated the island a bird sanctuary. After North Brother's rehab facility closed in 1963, nature began to retake the land. Flora covered pathways and buildings, and the island became a popular stopover site for migrating herons.

    Today, North and South Brother Island are together designated a Harbor Herons Region. They act as protected nesting sites for the herons, as well as other shorebirds.

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New York is the largest city in the United States and the financial center in the world. New York attracts countless people here to realize the American dream. Behind the splendor of this cosmopolitan city also is its dark history. North Brother Island is an ominous place, the plague has been rampant here, and drug addicts have been imprisoned here. Until the American Riverside Hospital moved here, and the terrifying history of North Brother Island was revealed.

The New York City government banned citizens and tourists from visiting the island as early as the last century, so far no one wants to invest in the development of this abandoned place. If you are interested in uninhabited North Brother Island, the random tool will show you more details about its strange history here.

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