Every month, a small ferry departs from City Island in the Bronx, making its way to a place most New Yorkers never see — Hart Island. Aboard the vessel are families visiting the graves of their loved ...

The ferry to Hart Island, visible in background across from City Island in the Bronx In a city where everything seems to be just at one’s fingertips – from a taxi ride to the hope of a better future – ...

HART ISLAND, the Bronx (PIX11) — It’s a remote location where a million souls are buried in mass graves. Despite the fact that it may sound frightening to some people, the tour of Hart Island has now ...

New Yorkers with loved ones buried at the city’s public cemetery on Hart Island say they want their gravesites protected and a voice in the process as officials look to increase access to the ...

The City Council on Wednesday passed a bill that could help lay the groundwork for the proposed $130 million redevelopment of one of the most densely packed plots in the city: Hart Island, home to 1 ...

Twice a month, a 10-minute ferry ride from City Island in the Bronx transports a group of visitors to the little-known Hart Island — the city’s public cemetery and, until recently, off limits to the ...

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 ground ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Located about 3,000 feet off the coast of City Island in the northeastern Bronx lies Hart Island. Measuring about a mile long, Hart Island serves as the city’s public cemetery ...

Hart Island, the mile-long slip of land that has served as New York City’s public cemetery for more than a century, is experiencing a rebirth of sorts. But city lawmakers are grappling with how best ...