Remembering an Infamous New York Institution At Willowbrook, a Staten Island institution for the mentally disabled, residents were left to languish in squalor with little medical or other care.

Bernard Carabello, who spent years as a child at the Willowbrook State School, prior to the premiere of a documentary on the school on Thursday, March 24, 2023 at the Hart Theater in Albany, NY.

The children’s ward at Willowbrook State School on Staten Island is nearly void of working personnel due to a strike in 1972. New York’s own Willowbrook stands as a harsh reminder of the ...

Willowbrook was a large facility in Staten Island, New York. It was originally built as a facility for disabled children in 1942 but was instead first used as a United States Army hospital for ...

New York NOW. is a local public television ... of the institution, ... SHED LIGHT ON AN ATROCITY THAT WAS HAPPENING FOR DECADES IN NEW YORK STATE. THAT WAS THE WILLOWBROOK STATE SCHOOL ON ...

Benjamin Weiser covers the Manhattan federal courts for The New York Times, and he has long reported on the criminal justice system. Before joining The Times in 1997, he worked for 18 years at The ...

50 years ago, the world got a glimpse inside the walls of an institution that was called a school. It was anything but that. 24/7 Live New York City New Jersey Long Island Northern Suburbs Connecticut ...

Discover the 50-year journey from Willowbrook to inclusivity. In this exclusive interview with Vicky Hiffa, Executive Director of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, we delve into the ...

Rockefeller. The case led to the placement of what became known as the “Willowbrook Class” into homes throughout the community. It also led to the eventual closure of the institution in the 1980s.