Hart Island, the city’s 155-year-old potter’s field, is slated to get massive upgrades under a forthcoming plan to make it more hospitable for a growing number of families who visit the ...

NEW YORK — The first time I heard about Hart Island, I couldn’t believe it. There’s a 150-year-old mass grave on an island in the Bronx? And, until recently, it was totally off-limits to the ...

A man was arrested and more than 20 people were rescued after a boat traveling near Hart Island in the Bronx caught fire Saturday night, seriously injuring one of them, local and federal officials ...

A boat exploded near Hart Island in the Bronx Saturday night, injuring three and forcing 19 others to swim for their lives as flames engulfed the vessel, according to fire officials and law ...

The captain of a boat that caught fire near Hart Island is charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol and reckless endangerment. Joseph Brito, from the Bedford Park in the Bronx ...

The captain of a boat that caught fire near Hart Island is charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol and reckless endangerment. Joseph Brito, from the Bedford Park in the Bronx ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Hart Island earned its name as New York City’s final resting place, but it may now become the city’s newest green space. The island sits between the Bronx and Long Island ...

New York City's Hart Island -- the burial site of more than 1 million people who were unclaimed, unidentified or unable to be buried elsewhere -- is opening to visitors after decades of being ...

<p>The City Council is pushing to create a public park and easier accessibility to Hart Island.</p> News 12 Staff • May 23, 2018, 9:55 PM • Updated 2,607 days ago Share: ...

A boat exploded near Hart Island in the Bronx Saturday night, injuring three and forcing 19 others to swim for their lives as flames engulfed the vessel, according to fire officials and law ...