For the first time, NYC Parks will start offering free walking tours of Hart Island, the nation's largest public cemetery, twice a month beginning Nov. 21.

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Urban Park Rangers with NYC Parks will lead free walking tours. All public history tours are done on foot and last approximately 2.5 hours, with ferry transportation provided to and from Hart Island.

The free tours, organized by the Urban Park Rangers, will give people a chance to explore parts of the island and learn about its history as a key piece of the city's infrastructure.

Jurisdiction over the island was transferred to the NYC Parks Department in 2021, and since then, organizers have opened it to the general public. Urban Park Rangers started giving tours for the ...

The tours are available by lottery on the Parks Department website, with space for about 30 people on each visit. The walking tours are about two and a half hours and cover the island by foot.

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NEW YORK --New York City is opening Hart Island to the public for the first time. More than one million people are buried on the island, which has served as the city's public cemetery since 1869 ...

Public access to the island only began in recent years. In 2021, the city parks department took over management of the site and launched free public tours and gravesite visitations.

Hart Island serves as a final resting place for over 1 million New Yorkers and has remained an active burial site since 1869. The Parks Department will offer two public tours per month.