The Octagon Tower on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan was the city’s first municipal insane asylum. Today it’s a proud ruin, having survived partial demolition, fire and abandonment. And in a novel approach, the tower has been preserved in its dilapidated state. A reminder of its haunted history.
Note: I reported on this story for WNYC TV in the late 1990s.
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