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Some context on graves at Hart Island, NY. This is an existing burial ground, but there is one new thing happening now: the # of burials significantly increased, based on historical data from NY City Council & approx. numbers from a Dept of Corrections spokesperson. #COVIDー19
The previous higher numbers of burials in the late 1980s and early 1990s overlaps with the AIDS epidemic in NYC. Here are some resources and historical context on the island:
council.nyc.gov/data/hart-isla…
hartisland.net @hartisland
One thing that is NOT new on Hart Island: Trenches. It’s an existing burial ground, and bodies are being buried there on a regular basis. See for example these @Maxar satellite image from February 2019 (and April 2020 for comparison).
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