Mill Rock — Local services in New York

Don't write a review if you know nothing about a place, okay? Mill Rock, which at one time was actually two islands, has a fascinating history. It did once have a mill but what most people will find astounding is that the explosives for the largest single detonation prior to the atomic bomb were created here by the US Army to blow up nearby Flood Rock in Hell Gate, which had wrecked many a ship over the centuries. Some 300,000 pounds of explosives blew up the hazard to navigation and it is said that it was heard/felt as far away as Princeton, NJ. Read more about it in "The Other Islands of New York City" by Sharon Seitz and...

Mill rock is a wonderful place, I go there to find solitude from my talkative wife. I also appreciate the comfortable stones and branches for bedding.

My bed with wife seems very cold and depressing. So I prefer the small uninhabited tiny bug and rat infested island that I call my home...

Never been but I love to look at it from afar. The stunning views of a desolate piece of earth confined to float amongst the ferries and East River dolphins compels a man to weep uncontrollably. I yearn for the rock. One day I...