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North and South Brother Islands, New York
North and South Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in New York City's East River between the Bronx and Rikers Island. North Brother Island was once the site of a hospital, but is now uninhabited and designated as a bird sanctuary. Until 1964, South Brother Island was part of Queens County, but it is now part of Bronx County.〔New York. ''Laws of New York; 1964, 187th Session, Chapter 578'', page 1606.〕 It had long been privately owned, but it was purchased by the city in 2007.
According to the New York City Parks Department, North Brother Island has about of land,〔("Daily Plant: Over 2001 Acres Gained by October 2001" ) New York City Department of Parks and Recreation website (November 21, 2001)〕 and South Brother Island is about .〔("The Daily Plant: South Brother Island Goes To The Birds" ) New York City Department of Parks and Recreation website (November 29, 2007)〕
==History==
Both North Brother Island and South Brother Island were claimed by the Dutch West India Company in 1614 and both were originally named "De Gesellen", translated as "the companions" in English.〔
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