An Abandoned Mansion In NYC Raises Questions

Vines Threaten the Bird and Tree Population

The southern side of the Nurses’ home is completely covered in vines. It’s almost hard to tell that the building exists at all. Unfortunately, as nature takes back the land, it also threatens the natural tree and heron population.

The wall pictured above is covered with kadzu, a type of vine that’s not native to the island. This is, of course, impacting the structural stability of the building – but what does it matter if it’s completely uninhabited. The problem here is that kadzu is suffocating the native trees that grow on the island. It’s also threatening the homes and breeding patterns of the herons that live there.