This is New York's forbidden island that has been closed for more than 60 years

A captivating video gives viewers a rare look at one of New York’s forgotten islands, North Brother Island, which has been abandoned for decades.

YouTuber Two Feet Outdoors kayaked to the island, located in a hazardous part of the East River between The Bronx and Riker's Island.

Once ashore, he explores the island’s eerie interior, where old redbrick buildings, remnants of its history as a quarantine station, still stand.

From YouTube Two Feet Outdoors

As he navigates the overgrown terrain, he notes how dense the vegetation is, saying, "There’s ivy everywhere."

He also comments on how difficult it is to explore the island, describing it as a constant struggle to push through the thick underbrush.

The decaying buildings, visible from the shore, appear hauntingly abandoned as he approaches, with their looming structures adding to the unsettling atmosphere.

From YouTube Two Feet Outdoors

Inside, the explorer reveals the ruins of these structures—peeling paint, shattered windows, and collapsing ceilings create a haunting scene.

In one shot, the camera shows an old auditorium with rows of decaying seats and a crumbling stage, while another captures a bathroom door still marked "Teachers Men."

He even attempts to investigate a basement, only to find it completely submerged.

North Brother Island, closed to the public for over 60 years, once housed quarantined patients, including the infamous "Typhoid Mary," the first recorded asymptomatic carrier of disease, who lived her final years in isolation there.