In 1925, the Black real estate magnate Solomon Riley was ready to open an amusement park on Hart Island, the site of a prison ...

A Bronx man faces charges after a boat fire sent nearly two dozen people into the water Saturday night off Hart Island, including three who had to be rescued by the FDNY, authorities said. The FDNY's ...

The man operating a boat that burst into flames near Hart Island in the Bronx, prompting the rescue of nearly two dozen injured passengers, was drunk, cops said Sunday. Joshua Brito, 33, was arrested ...

Twenty-two people were rescued after a boat burst into flames in the Bronx near Hart Island Saturday evening, FDNY sources and local Council member Kristy Marmorato’s office said. First responders ...

A man was arrested and more than 20 people were rescued after a boat traveling near Hart Island in the Bronx caught fire Saturday night, seriously injuring one of them, local and federal officials ...

A boat exploded near Hart Island in the Bronx Saturday night, injuring three and forcing 19 others to swim for their lives as flames engulfed the vessel, according to fire officials and law ...

CITY ISLAND, The Bronx (WABC) -- Nearly two dozen people were rescued after a boat burst into flames in the Bronx. It happened just after 8 p.m. Saturday near the east end of Hart Island as Marine 4, ...

The captain of a 35-foot boat that burst into flames off the Bronx shoreline Saturday night and injured 23 passengers was arrested for drunken driving, police said. Joshua Brito, 33, is facing charges ...

The city’s long neglected potter’s field off the coast of the Bronx may get an upgrade that includes a new visitor’s center, restrooms and benches. Hart Island’s facelift would come over 20 years and ...

CITY ISLAND, Bronx (PIX11) – One man was arrested after a boat caught fire near the Hart Island Ferry Terminal Saturday night, according to the NYPD. 33-year-old Joshua Brito was accused of driving ...

Naveen Dhaliwal joined the CBS News New York team in April 2023 as a general assignment reporter covering stories of all kinds across the tri-state area. Prior to CBS New York, Naveen reported for ...

New Yorkers with loved ones buried at the city’s public cemetery on Hart Island say they want their gravesites protected and a voice in the process as officials look to increase access to the ...