Bonus: There Were Secret Tunnels Under Goldwater Hospital (Now Demolished)
Demolished in 2014, Goldwater Hospital had a long basement-level tunnel that formed a spine below the hospital’s six buildings. The tunnel connected the hospital to a steam-generating plant that still stands. Here’s an image of the tunnel, from our series on NYC’s secret tunnels taken by LTVSquad, who used it to access all of the buildings, which were destroyed to be replaced by the Cornell NYC Tech Campus.
Next, check out 8 Abandoned Islands Near NYC and 6 Abandoned Asylums and Hospitals in the NYC Region
This article was written by Stephanie Geier and updated by Noah Sheidlower and Nicole Saraniero