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Hart Island is open to the public – here are other NYC areas built over mass graves
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Hart Island earned its name as New York City’s final resting place, but it may now become the city’s newest green space. The island sits between the Bronx and Long Island ...
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1991 Queens slay victim to be exhumed from potter’s field for funeral after DNA finally reveals her ID
Now they’ll have to wait some more to finally receive her remains — which are buried alongside 1 million other people on Hart Island — New York City’s potter’s field. Judy Rodriguez’s ...
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Over 1 million unclaimed bodies are buried on a little-known island in New York City - here's the story behind the massive graveyard
The island was originally intended for the burial of "strangers." After the Civil War, those considered "strangers" in New York City included African Americans, immigrants, and those who had died ...