He's collected some of the work in a book, "North Brother Island: The Last Unknown Place in New York City," and Payne has shared some photos from the project with us here. North Brother Island has ...

Meanwhile, Payne’s North Brother Island: The Last Unknown Place in New York City book is available on Amazon at this link. Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the ...

The program was considered a failure. Everyone left in 1963, and then the city took custody of the island. A lack of close management made it a looting grounds for vandals. To this day ...