Tracy Weller’s new multimedia theater piece focuses on those buried in New York City’s potter’s field and the inmates who dug the graves there. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Hart Island (Bronx, NY)”
Hart Island’s Last Stand
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2021
After years of study, the city has declared an emergency to bulldoze most of the buildings on the city’s potter’s field, without following the usual environmental review process. Source: New York Times
How a Potter’s Field Became a Civil Rights Leader’s Resting Place
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2021
Relatives of Scott Green are among the hundreds of families who have buried their loved ones on New York City’s Hart Island. Source: New York Times
Why 530 Frozen Bodies Sit in a Brooklyn Warehouse
By Gotham Rex on December 26, 2020
In the first wave of Covid, the crush of bodies overwhelmed New York City’s capacity to deal with the dead. Now, the city is prepared if a second onslaught occurs. Source: New York Times