FUTURE PROJECTS AN UPDATE TO NORTH BROTHER ISLAND NY

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Entry to the North Brother Island

location map

Since 1963 the North Brother Island located between Queens and the Bronx has shut it's doors to the public. A previous detailed review that's on the projects tab, focused at the history of the Island along with future projects and plans to reopen despite the horrific events that took place until closed down by corruption, inhability. The Island with shut doors and visitors only by environmental organizations, hidden by trees and almost collapsed structures could hardly attract the eye of the locals which barely know the story of it.

On a recent trip not on the Island but off the coast in the Bronx and specific on 149 East Street till 1 Oak Point Avenue where North Brother Island sites in the Middle of the East River and closer to the Bronx, a short walking distance from the subway and the 6 train gets you to 1 Oak  Point Avenue and from there with a ferry for 5-10 minutes 

View from the coast 1

distance until to reach final destination makes the Island easy to get there. The 149 East Street and the surrounding neighborhood is underdeveloped and populated by middle to lower class family's, industrial factories, warehouses and auto repair shops behind and under  the massive Bruckner Expressway. The locals are friendly and very welcome. On my way i found an old Italian place where i seat and got a roll with sausage, onions and peppers, tasteful indeed. I asked the owner of the place information about the Island and he looked at me strange obviously he had no idea about it. Then i walked more to the auto repair shops and other retailers asking where i can rent a boat to get me to the Island, nobody knew about the Island or how to get there. When finally reached 1 Oak Point
  Avenue behind the Coca

View from the coast 2

Cola factory i was amused at first facing the tragedy took place long ago and simultaneously secluded the island is. The east side of the north felt more friendly than i was expecting and looks very beautiful from the outside, somehow ignoring the crimes and accidents. Maybe when i get closer it will be persuasive enough to describe a tragedy or chain of events in a period of depression and war. Arte prospective the Island attempt in space and time to host a manifest of ideas through the time capsule ontogeny otherwise "Modern Period" till augment. This implication involves periodical fractures in structures on ruins and or amalgamate with nature and off surrounding. Infinite and destructive in forms or shapes the Island setting distinctive mold avoiding exaggeration but rather a step towards reality?, distancing itself from complex motive or feel encompass by. 

My sojourn in Bronx was a first good contact with mixed feelings and i am set for the next on board experience to the Island anxious to find out more. Stay tuned!.

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