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Now known as Roosevelt Island, it once housed “undesirables” in institutions including a lunatic asylum, two almshouses, a charity hospital with a children’s ward, and a penitentiary.

Buell Hall is the only surviving link between the past and present, the Asylum’s only remaining ... a satellite campus on what is now Roosevelt Island, which effectively became an Ellis Island ...

The new facility was designed to replace the city’s main jail complex on Blackwell Island, which is now known as Roosevelt Island ... went undercover by getting admitted to the Women’s Lunatic Asylum ...

Roosevelt Island is a small town oasis amid the concrete jungle. The City of New York bought the island in 1828 and initially housed several hospitals and “the New York City Lunatic Asylum.” ...

now known as Roosevelt Island, home of the Insane Asylum of New York. Bly, a reporter for the New York World, feigned insanity in order to be committed, so she could expose the neglect, abuse and ...

“At the time, Roosevelt Island was called Welfare Island because it was an island of hospitals, an insane asylum, and at one point, a prison. I’ve seen everything.” However, following the 9/ ...

Stockton has many gems, some of them are unknown, and some you may have driven by. Here are 6 historic homes in Stockton you should know about.

"In Stockton, Wong Gew became a prominent gambler and established several large gaming houses, including the Tong King Company in the Roosevelt ... Stockton State Insane Asylum later known as ...