" Castle on the Island"
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#photography #monochrome #history #castle #1000islands #StLawrenceSeaway #AlexandriaBay #pumphouse #BoldtCastle #island #HartIsland
December 11, 2024 at 12:13 PM
" Castle on the Island"
#photography #monochrome #history #castle #1000islands #StLawrenceSeaway #AlexandriaBay #pumphouse #BoldtCastle #island #HartIsland
#photography #monochrome #history #castle #1000islands #StLawrenceSeaway #AlexandriaBay #pumphouse #BoldtCastle #island #HartIsland
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March 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Bobby Driscoll who played Johnny in Walt Disney's Song of the South is one of the noteworthy people buried in Potter's Field on Hart Island. #pottersfield #hartisland
June 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Bobby Driscoll who played Johnny in Walt Disney's Song of the South is one of the noteworthy people buried in Potter's Field on Hart Island. #pottersfield #hartisland
Forgotten History: The Black Millionaire Who Tried to Build an Amusement Park on New York’s Hart Island: A casual trip to a little-known island in New York City has uncovered a remarkable—and largely forgotten—chapter of… #BlackHistory #ForgottenHistory #NewYorkCity #HartIsland #BlackEntrepreneur
Forgotten History: The Black Millionaire Who Tried to Build an Amusement Park on New York’s Hart Island
A casual trip to a little-known island in New York City has uncovered a remarkable—and largely forgotten—chapter of Black history. When New…
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March 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Forgotten History: The Black Millionaire Who Tried to Build an Amusement Park on New York’s Hart Island: A casual trip to a little-known island in New York City has uncovered a remarkable—and largely forgotten—chapter of… #BlackHistory #ForgottenHistory #NewYorkCity #HartIsland #BlackEntrepreneur
Melinda Hunt from the Hart Island Project says she testimony from admin was inadequate “this is just not acceptable “
#hartisland
#hartisland
February 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Melinda Hunt from the Hart Island Project says she testimony from admin was inadequate “this is just not acceptable “
#hartisland
#hartisland
.@DRichards13 "If I were a betting person, I would say the majority of the people were black and brown."
"Race and geography and socio economics play a role."
#hartisland
"Race and geography and socio economics play a role."
#hartisland
February 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
.@DRichards13 "If I were a betting person, I would say the majority of the people were black and brown."
"Race and geography and socio economics play a role."
#hartisland
"Race and geography and socio economics play a role."
#hartisland
City does not have racial demographic breakdown of bodies buried at #hartisland
February 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
City does not have racial demographic breakdown of bodies buried at #hartisland
HRA says 50 people sign up for visitations to #hartisland a month. 15% cancel on average a month.
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
HRA says 50 people sign up for visitations to #hartisland a month. 15% cancel on average a month.
HRA says cost for maintaining #hartisland is $650k a year (mostly for staff and equipment) DOT cost for transportation needs for island is $2M a year.
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
HRA says cost for maintaining #hartisland is $650k a year (mostly for staff and equipment) DOT cost for transportation needs for island is $2M a year.
HRA says incarcerated #hartisland workers are screened and told about their duties. If the work is seen to be too much for them to handle mentally and emotionally they are removed. They're paid a buck an hour for their work.
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
HRA says incarcerated #hartisland workers are screened and told about their duties. If the work is seen to be too much for them to handle mentally and emotionally they are removed. They're paid a buck an hour for their work.
.@MarkLevineNYC "This should be a public access site, not a government facility." #hartisland
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
.@MarkLevineNYC "This should be a public access site, not a government facility." #hartisland
"Once the City...has established and operationalized a process for burials to occur off-island...jurisdiction of #HartIsland will be transferred to NYC Parks."
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"Once the City...has established and operationalized a process for burials to occur off-island...jurisdiction of #HartIsland will be transferred to NYC Parks."
.@NYCSpeakerCoJo "There is a strong possibility that #HartIsland is the largest cemetery for those passed away during the height of the AIDS epidemic."
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
.@NYCSpeakerCoJo "There is a strong possibility that #HartIsland is the largest cemetery for those passed away during the height of the AIDS epidemic."
Bones emerge on #HartIsland, where inmates bury New York paupers. Great reporting by @danarubinstein
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POLITICO Pro: Bones emerge on Hart Island, where inmates bury New York paupers
On April 23, forensic anthropologists from New York City’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner collected uncovered human remains from the shoreline.
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February 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Bones emerge on #HartIsland, where inmates bury New York paupers. Great reporting by @danarubinstein
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