One of Staten Island’s biggest secrets is that approximately 300,000 tons of good-quality iron ore were mined in the 1830s through 1880s.
A round-up of New York's most obscure abandoned islands, which have housed drug addicts, the infirm, sharks, crazy investors, and makeshift navies.
The New York Times has released a video series making the complications surrounding NYC's infrastructure more accessible to the public in 5 short installations.
Compared to last year's Sneak Peak, held by the FreshKills Park Alliance once a year, we can see slow but steady progress on the Staten Island park