New York s Isle Abandoned – BBC News

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It's one of New York's best kept secrets. Lying in the eyes of the city is an island that has been around for over 50 years. Photographer Christopher Payne shares the secrets of North Brother Island.

Photos and maps courtesy of the New York Correction History Society, New York City Correction Academy, New York Public Library, New York Municipal Archives, UCLA Department of Geography, Benjamin and Gladys Thomas Air Photo Archives, Fairchild Collection.

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