Patients sleeping on beds in a large tent on what was then known as Welfare Island in the mid-1890s. The city's prison was later relocated to Riker's Island, where it remains to this day | Viewing NYC

Learn the Fascinating History of Roosevelt Island Through These Vintage Photographs

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Patients sleeping on beds in a large tent on what was then known as Welfare Island in the mid-1890s. The city's prison was later relocated to Riker's Island, where it remains to this day