Hart Island is a graveyard of last resort. Since 1869, New York City has owned and operated this potter’s field—the largest in the country. City workers put unidentified or unclaimed corpses in simple ...
The Historic Districts Council included New York City's mass grave, Hart Island, among its Six to Celebrate neighborhood preservation priorities. Its narrow shores are dotted with crumbling structures ...
The City Council on Wednesday passed a bill that could help lay the groundwork for the proposed $130 million redevelopment of one of the most densely packed plots in the city: Hart Island, home to 1 ...