Tom Blank of Weird History explained how North Brother Island, which has a location on the East River that could have once been an incredibly valuable piece of real estate in New York City ...

He's collected some of the work in a book, "North Brother Island: The Last Unknown Place in New York City," and Payne has shared some photos from the project with us here. North Brother Island has ...

The program was considered a failure. Everyone left in 1963, and then the city took custody of the island. A lack of close management made it a looting grounds for vandals. To this day ...

Turns out there’s been an actual ghost town (that's North Brother Island, by the way) within New York City limits for 80 years. And some islands have long been prohibited—for fascinating reasons.