North Brother Island, NYC

[futurebird]

We went to North Brother Island today. It is a small uninhabited island off of the coast of Manhattan. There is a hospital there that served as a TB treatment center then later drug rehab for troubled youths in the 60s. Today it is an urban ruin and a sanctuary for birds.

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I want to return to visit the other building. It's just another part of the city one can discover by boat. I love the water.

This how how we got there: