Tom Blank of Weird History explained how North Brother Island, which has a location on the East River that could have once been an incredibly valuable piece of real estate in New York City ...

This is exactly what happened when photographer Christopher Payne visited North Brother Island, a 13-acre island between the Bronx and Riker’s Island that's been abandoned since 1963.

Owners of the island tried to reinvent it as a rehabilitation camp for troubled teens, from 1952 through 1963. But patients didn't get the help they needed when returning home after three- to five ...