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Hart Island’s rebirth: NYC Council to hold public hearing on park plans

Freshly dug burial trenches are seen on Hart Island as the New York City skyline rises in the distance, in the Bronx. The trench is empty.

Freshly dug burial trenches are seen on Hart Island as the New York City skyline rises in the distance, in the Bronx on April 8, 2020

City lawmakers are trying to honor the island’s legacy as a public cemetery while reimagining the land as a public park. [ more › ]

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