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Bookmark or Share- What’s Left of Abandoned Willowbrook State School Now on Staten IslandOne of the most horrifying pieces of history in New York City can be found near the very center of the Staten Island Greenbelt. It was here that one of the most notorious institutions in the world...
- The Story That Revealed Willowbrook’s Horrors - THIRTEENForty-four years ago, television journalist Geraldo Rivera (joined by print reporter Jane Kurtin) used a stolen key and an inside tip to go behind the walls of the Willowbrook State School for...
- These photos exposed the horrors of Willowbrook State School ... - siliveTogether with former Staten Island Advance reporter, Aerts in 1971 walked through the doors of Willowbrook State School and photographed shocking images of children and adults with special needs...
- Willowbrook 51 Years Later: A look at history and modern advocacyA 1972 exposé by Geraldo Rivera exposed the revolting conditions at the Willowbrook State School, a facility for youth with intellectual disabilities, in Staten Island, New York.
- Willowbrook State School - WikipediaWillowbrook State School was a state-supported institution for children with intellectual disabilities in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City, which operated from 1947 until 1987. The school was designed for 4,000, but by 1965 it had a population of 6,000.
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