Rikers Island holds thousands of unconvicted New Yorkers on a jail island no one can see from shore. They've been promising to close it for decades. It's still open.
The most infamous quarantine prisoner in history died here alone. The island has been locked, abandoned, and unreachable ever since. Learn about NYC's darkest 20 acres.
Trace the history of Ground Zero, from the ambition of the Twin Towers to the devastation of 9/11 and the recovery at 'The Pile.'
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