Our leader, Joe Sequenzia, loves finding the bazaar and unique, especially when it’s hiding in plain sight. Looking out over the water from New York City, have you ever found yourself wondering, what is that little island? Well, you can thank Atlas Obscura, the self-proclaimed definitive guide to the world’s wondrous and curious places, for the answers. From June 1-6 they ran a series called “The Islands of the Undesirables”, in which they told the stories of Roosevelt, Randall’s, Ward’s, North Brother, Rikers and Hart Islands. Often the destination of the tired, poor, sick and criminal — these islands boast the ruins of reformatories, prison camps, psychiatric institutions, sanatoriums, and potter’s fields. Check out some history and some really cool photography in these pieces by Bess Lovejoy and Anika Burgess.