{"id":6237,"date":"2015-06-29T14:49:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T14:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/viralnova.com\/north-brother-island-is-new-york-citys-creepy-secret\/"},"modified":"2015-06-29T14:49:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T14:49:25","slug":"when-you-see-where-this-abandoned-island-is-located-youll-question-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/6237","title":{"rendered":"When You See Where This Abandoned Island Is Located, You’ll Question Everything."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>New York City is place with a lot of well kept secret places. Probably the best (or at least most interesting) of these places is North Brother Island. The island is located in the East River between Queens and the Bronx. Today, it’s completely abandoned, and nature is slowly reclaiming it.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Here is North Brother Island. The island is technically located in the Bronx, but you can see the very edge of Queens there in the bottom corner.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/791\/desktop-1414000686.png\" alt=\"Here is North Brother Island. The island is technically located in the Bronx, but you can see the very edge of Queens there in the bottom corner.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>The entire island is about 20 square acres in total.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/790\/desktop-1414000684.png\" alt=\"The entire island is about 20 square acres in total.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>The island was uninhabited until 1885, when Riverside Hospital moved there from Roosevelt Island.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/789\/desktop-1414000683.png\" alt=\"The island was uninhabited until 1885, when Riverside Hospital moved there from Roosevelt Island.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>The mission of the hospital on North Brother Island was to isolate and treat victims of small pox and other quarantinable diseases like typhoid.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/788\/desktop-1414000681.png\" alt=\"The mission of the hospital on North Brother Island was to isolate and treat victims of small pox and other quarantinable diseases like typhoid.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Following the end of World War II, the island became home to returning veterans and their families in the midst of the post-war housing boom.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/786\/desktop-1414000677.png\" alt=\"Following the end of World War II, the island became home to returning veterans and their families in the midst of the post-war housing boom.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>In the 1950s, the facility on North Brother Island was converted to treat adolescent drug addicts.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/787\/desktop-1414000676.png\" alt=\"In the 1950s, the facility on North Brother Island was converted to treat adolescent drug addicts.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Treating heroin addicts was the specialty of the facility.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/784\/desktop-1414000674.png\" alt=\"Treating heroin addicts was the specialty of the facility.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Upon arrival, they were usually confined to a locked room in the facility (most against their will) until their addiction was broken.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/785\/desktop-1414000674.png\" alt=\"Upon arrival, they were usually confined to a locked room in the facility (most against their will) until their addiction was broken.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>By the time the 1960s rolled around, the drug treatment facility closed down.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/783\/desktop-1414000672.png\" alt=\"By the time the 1960s rolled around, the drug treatment facility closed down.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>It’s suspected that widespread staff corruption was the cause of the shutdown.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/782\/desktop-1414000672.png\" alt=\"It's suspected that widespread staff corruption was the cause of the shutdown.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>From then on, the hospital remained abandoned, and the island uninhabited.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/780\/desktop-1414000670.png\" alt=\"From then on, the hospital remained abandoned, and the island uninhabited.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>During the 1970s, attempts were made to sell the island to private investors, but to no avail.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/781\/desktop-1414000670.png\" alt=\"During the 1970s, attempts were made to sell the island to private investors, but to no avail.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>It’s astonishing that no company wanted to develop the island.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/766\/desktop-1414000648.png\" alt=\"It's astonishing that no company wanted to develop the island.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Before completely abandoning the island, state officials toyed with the idea of building a prison on the island in the 1980s. The idea did not come to fruition.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/779\/desktop-1414000666.png\" alt=\"Before completely abandoning the island, state officials toyed with the idea of building a prison on the island in the 1980s. The idea did not come to fruition.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Finally, the island was purchased by the City of New York.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/778\/desktop-1414000665.png\" alt=\"Finally, the island was purchased by the City of New York.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Now it’s designated as a bird sanctuary.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/777\/desktop-1414000663.png\" alt=\"Now it's designated as a bird sanctuary.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Inside some of the crumbling buildings are pieces of patient art from before the hospital closed down.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/776\/desktop-1414000661.png\" alt=\"Inside some of the crumbling buildings are pieces of patient art from before the hospital closed down.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/775\/desktop-1414000660.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/774\/desktop-1414000659.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/773\/desktop-1414000657.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>It’s crazy to think this was once a bustling, modern medical center.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/772\/desktop-1414000656.png\" alt=\"It's crazy to think this was once a bustling, modern medical center.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>There are even old food items on some of the shelves.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/770\/desktop-1414000653.png\" alt=\"There are even old food items on some of the shelves.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Someone shot up this door pretty good. Scary to think what might be on the other side.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/763\/desktop-1414000645.png\" alt=\"Someone shot up this door pretty good. Scary to think what might be on the other side.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Up close.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/761\/desktop-1414000643.png\" alt=\"Up close.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/767\/desktop-1414000649.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Nature is slowly but surely reclaiming what it lost.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/769\/desktop-1414000651.png\" alt=\"Nature is slowly but surely reclaiming what it lost.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>What remains of an old gate.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/765\/desktop-1414000647.png\" alt=\"What remains of an old gate.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>Nature is relentless when left unchecked.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/764\/desktop-1414000646.png\" alt=\"Nature is relentless when left unchecked.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>In a few years time, there might not be any standing buildings left on the island.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/768\/desktop-1414000650.png\" alt=\"In a few years time, there might not be any standing buildings left on the island.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t<h3>This is the view of Manhattan from the tallest building on the island.<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-center\" style=\"width:650px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap  clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"articleimg\" src=\"http:\/\/images.viralnova.com\/000\/085\/771\/desktop-1414000654.png\" alt=\"This is the view of Manhattan from the tallest building on the island.\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/J7sv8\/new\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sliptalk.com\/abandoned-new-york-island\/?utm_source=fb&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=abandoned-new-york-island\" target=\"_blank\">Sliptalk<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is amazing. How can such a creepy treasure sit under the noses of the millions of people living in New York City without anyone&nbsp;knowing&nbsp;about it? Very cool. I just wish they gave tours of the island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/viralnova.com\/north-brother-island-is-new-york-citys-creepy-secret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/viralnova.com\/north-brother-island-is-new-york-citys-creepy-secret\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is place with a lot of well kept secret places. Probably the best (or at least most interesting) of these places is North Brother Island. The island is located in the East River between Queens and the Bronx. Today, it’s completely abandoned, and nature is slowly reclaiming it. Here is North Brother &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/6237\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When You See Where This Abandoned Island Is Located, You’ll Question Everything.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106],"tags":[3398,3400,3399,3401,3402,3397],"class_list":["post-6237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-abandoned","tag-abandoned-island","tag-island","tag-new-york-city","tag-north-brother-island","tag-nyc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/14355497723381-600x315-1414000685.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}