Here's a "staycation" (God, do I hate that word) that most people haven't tried unless they were destitute and dead. Great photos of a little known corner of the city, though, courtesy of Kingston Lounge.
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- Life in 21st century Manhattan
- Waterfalls to have earlier daily shut off
- The smell of cancer in the air, continued
- One rapist off the streets of SE Queens
- Council class of 2010 may graduate early
- Ticket blitz makes a comeback
- Collecting above and beyond the rent
- Hairpiece on high
- Is this "art" too ugly and damaging to continue?
- How to build big in Astoria
- Springfield Gardens builder plays 'beat the clock'
- Queens gets more turf fields
- How the landmarked half lives
- Term limits would mean giving back the money
- City treating Willets Point businesses more fairly
- Trip to Hart Island
- Serf campaigns via commercials
- Who pilfered blast victims' belongings?
- Closed Catholic school new to the drama
- GREAT JOB, ADRIAN!!!!
- Forest Hills storefronts have LOTS of vacancies
- Babydolls of Queens
- Rockaway Line greenway just a pipe dream?
- State may close Parkway Hospital by Sept. 30th
- Oh Lord! (part 2)
- Prudential Douglas Elliman redefines "waterfront"
- Kew Gardens quaking over overdevelopment
- World Trade Center rebuilding fiasco
- Bell Blvd "wedding cake" raises eyebrows
- Last call at McReilly's
- A moment we've all been waiting for
- Window washing a dangerous business
- Scary Scaranos popping up everywhere
- Youth Court runs out of funds
- Couple Charged With Selling Illegal Cigarettes
- American Dream becomes nightmare
- Ellen Young ready for her primary
- Department of Investigation making progress
- Coverage of the Pasta Lovers protest
- Newtown Creek to be tested for Superfund eligibility
- A Grand Alteration, updated
- It's safe to go back in the water
- Bayside Cemetery: It's a jungle in there!
- Bloomberg loves boroughs' cheerleaders
- City Planning protects the rich & hurts everyone else
- Brooklyn beating victim can't find justice
- Developers contribute to boro prez charities
- Manufacturers rezoned out of existence
- Shades of Kitty Genovese 44 years later
- College Point millstone mystery
- Richmond Hill rape and robbery
- SCOUTing out problems on our streets
- Courier declares Bloomberg to be 'King of Queens'
- Jet Blue meets the Jetsons at JFK
- Quinn wants to stop developer harrassment of tenants
- Bloomberg dozes at memorial ceremony
- Vantage neglecting rent controlled units?
- Mishmash mess in Woodside
- Bloomberg seeks advice from media moguls about ter...
- Hotel builders discover Dutch Kills' downside
- Earthquake make shake city up
- 1912 reads a lot like 2008
- MLB kissing Harlem goodbye
- Contractor cited for contaminants at SI demo site
- The blight of Brooklyn
- BSA rejects antenna renewal at North Shore Towers
- DOT wastes time doing studies
- Latimer House joins Historic House Trust
- Bloomberg press guy now works forTishman
- 2 from Queens charged in LI prostitution case
- Queenscape: The door to nowhere
- Baldeo exits senate race; endorses Addabbo
- Save Parkway Village
- Rocky road
- Queens DA messes up again!
- Avoiding Weiner like the Plague
- New buildings chief is from Queens
- Protesting Hunters Point South
- Bedbugs in Jackson Heights apartment
- Thinking green where there's less of it
- Barracks on Queens Boulevard
- Peter Koo back on the ballot
- Black cat relaxes on a midsummer's day
- Granny mugger gets nabbed!
- Mayor and Council may pull a fast one
- Deutsche Bank never had demo permit
- An end to self-certification?
- Jamaica Avenue bike shop celebrates 90 years
- World's Fair garden in Staten Island
- Glacéau's faux pas on a pole
- Improved state spending transparency
- Willets Point businesses heard loud and clear
- Answer to a burning question about occupancy
- International graffiti taggers from Queens pinched
- Funky Flushing photo
- No more minding their own beeswax
- Crown Container takes City's offer
- Protest at Pasta Lovers tomorrow
- Another Attempted Assault Reported In Queens
- Willets Point protest tonight
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8 comments:
Beautiful eye-opening photos. Beautiful quote too. ("Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water, and stupid men.")
Those pictures were amazing.
There are tons of historic buildings on the various city islands that are falling apart.
Thats an amazing place !
There is a forgotten city up there !
The person that took those images must work for the Dept of Corrections or got lottery on a rare private to they do every couple years..
Pre 9-11 we would go in there by small rubber boat and 6 HP motor we could cover, also North Brother Island.
Now days you cant go near either of them. The RADAR and FLIR from LGA airport picks you up and the cops or Coast Guard get you with Dogs, helicopters, boats that can go over 60MPH on the water.
--There is noplace to hide
Waiting to be arraigned at Rikers (1-2 day backlog)makes DMV look like McDonalds.
I want to visit hart island - how can i do that?
contact ny corrections history historical society:
http://www.correctionhistory.org/
they sometimes have tours.
Thanks for the feedback, all! :)
And in order to obtain permission to be on the island legally, you must contact the department of corrections; they currently own the island.
Hart Island belongs to the New York City tax payers who have every right to visit. There is no written policy regarding visitation.
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