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Atlas ObscuraDec 2, 2025

Central Islip Psychiatric Center in Bay Shore, New York

Similar to the other large farm colonies on Long Island this massive complex housed thousands of patients until it's closure in 1996. The site was expansive with a power plant and rail spur. Unlike Edgewood State Hospital and Kings Park Psychiatric, demolition of the complex was not as extensive and the site is not a public park. You can still see the original buildings from the 1890s. The land…

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