The Haunting Abandoned Island In The Middle Of NYC

Surrounding Islands

North Brother is only one of over a dozen uninhabited islands under the jurisdiction of the city’s parks department. These islands stretch from hog Island in the Bronx all the way down to Isle of Meadows off Staten Island.

Although North Brother is the only island that was once inhabited, they are all similar in the sense that they are popular homes for migrating birds and more specifically herons, egrets, and ibises. Recently, the parks department has been working on introducing native plants on the islands to replace the invasive vines to make for better homes for the birds.