BBC4 年
Coronavirus: New York ramps up mass burials amid outbreak
"Obviously the place we have used historically is Hart Island," he said. The coronavirus has changed everything about life, and now it's upending the rituals of death. New Yorkers have been ...
National Review4 年
New York City’s Island of the Dead
New York has buried its unknown and unclaimed deceased on Hart Island. As COVID-19 ravages the city, those burials are increasing. The exact number of islands in New York City varies depending on ...
Visiting New York’s island of the dead
During the height of covid-19, for example, burials on Hart Island more than doubled to 2,700 per year. One person that is ...