Episode

#473 The Other Side of Ellis Island

Podcast: The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Published: Nov 21, 2025
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Summary

For over fifty years, most European immigrants arriving into the United States came through Ellis Island in New York Harbor. But for an unfortunate few, their new lives could not begin until they spent some time on "the other side" of the island -- the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital.