Rikers Island Before the Jail
Before incarceration defined Rikers Island, it was a colonial farm and family estate connected to Bowery Bay, the Poor Bowery, and the agricultural history of Queens.
Ravenswood: The Lost Estates and Industrial Shoreline of Western Queens
Ravenswood was once a wooded East River district of colonial estates and country homes. Its history runs from the Blackwell family and Hell Gate to industry and Long Island City.