North Brother Island, along with the nearby South Brother Island, eventually fell into private ownership and in 2009 were reacquired by the city of New York. The island is now used as a sanctuary ...

It's a speck on a city map, and chances are you've never stepped onto North Brother Island, 22 acres off the South Bronx near Rikers Island. You may not have even heard of it.

North Brother Island, a 22-acre piece of land in New York City, ... Leaving from Barretto Point Park in the South Bronx is one of the quickest ways to get there. Leaving the Bronx.

The city owns the 22-acre (8.9 hectare) plot of land in the East River, which sits between the South Bronx’s industrial coast and Riker’s Island Correctional Center – New York City’s most ...