Once home to quarantines, tragedy, and abandonment, North Brother Island is sealed off for a reason. Here's what really happened there.

A fascinating video takes viewers on a trip to one of New ... has been abandoned and largely forgotten about. Protected birds are now its only inhabitants and the waters around the island ...

Lying in the East River off New York City lies a tiny and mysterious ... much nonexistent by the mid-1990s. And so, the island now lays abandoned, with the 'Oneness Arch' still standing next ...

In the heart of New York City lies an abandoned island. Although it is clearly visible to commuters on the Bronx’s I-278 or passengers flying into La Guardia airport, few people are even aware ...

Since being abandoned by the US Coast Guard because of budget cuts a decade ago, the 175-acre island has been occupied ... it will be transformed into New York's newest must-see destination ...

It’s now abandoned and off-limits to the public, though New York City Council has been planning to turn the island into a park and once again open it to the public. Lying beneath Riverside Park ...

Staten Island may be New York City’s least populated borough, but it is still home to plenty of eerie sites. From abandoned hospitals to once-prosperous theaters, the borough holds a long list ...