A few years ago, a man who called himself Stephen became a fixture in Manhattan's Riverside Park. After his body was discovered, a woman who knew him made it her mission to bring his story to light.

“A park is going to set into motion a little more respect, like, ‘OK, Hart Island is changing, it’s not what it used to be’ — and that’s the goal.” ...

Built as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Depression-era Works Progress Administration in 1939, the historic adobe house once served as living quarters for resident rangers at Hart Park.