“Of all the forgotten and mysterious places in the Five Boroughs of New York City, few have histories as rich and interesting as that of North Brother Island. Situated in the Hell Gate, a particularly treacherous stretch of the East River, North Brother was home to the quarantine hospital that housed Typhoid Mary, was the final destination of the General Slocum during its tragic final voyage, and was the site of an experimental drug treatment program which failed due to corruption. Riverside Hospital, the name of the facility on the island throughout its various incarnations, treated everything from smallpox and leprosy to venereal disease and heroin addiction; after the Second World War, it housed soldiers who were studying under the GI bill. The entirety of the island has been abandoned since 1963; over a dozen buildings remain, in various states of disrepair.”
Now for a quick picture update from the weekend:
We’re trying to hit up a staple/something we keep saying “we have to go do”, but never seem to go do every weekend this year. It’s like an unspoken New Year’s Resolution that I don’t want to make official or it might stop happening. Last week it was Granville Moore’s moules et frites, this weekend it was Ben’s Chili Bowl.
“List of people who eat for free at Ben’s Chili Bowl, Bill Cosby, the Obama Family, and no one else.”
p.s. we totally saw Mrs. Ben’s Chili bowl while we were there.
Also, tonight we’re watching the Golden Globes and eating insanity.
Homemade white cheese dip b/c we can’t find white queso anywhere here in DC. Also, we made pigs n’ blankets, artichokes with butter sauce, and margharitas. See? Insanity.
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