The Haunting Abandoned Island In The Middle Of NYC

A Home for Veterans

Among the islands many inhabitants from the sick to recovering addicts, after World War II, the island’s facilities were used for temporary housing for military veterans and their families while they attended New York colleges.

This shows that although the island may have had a questionable past with patients supposedly being held against their will, at one point, it was utilized with good intentions. However, once more housing options began to open up again after the war, the island no longer was a desirable choice for veterans to live, leaving it deserted once again.