Our story on the abandoned Hart Island in New York City, the largest tax-funded cemetery in the world, was our 9th most popular article in 2013. Yesterday, Curbed reported that the mass burial ...

The history of Hart Island dates back to the mid-1800s, and reveals an intriguing past that extends far beyond the island’s current purpose as a public burial ground.

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 ...

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 City announced plans Monday for a decades-long renovation of Hart Island, a strip of land in the Bronx that houses one of the country’s largest public cemeteries. The goal is to make ...

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 ...