Historic haunted places in New York City, NY. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
The Tredwell family lived here for about a century, and Gertrude Tredwell died in the house in 1933. Legend says she still checks on her old home, and the museum runs ghost tours.
Museum; mansion partly closed for roof work in 2026, guided walking tours offered.
Manhattan's oldest surviving house is tied to Eliza Jumel, rumored to have killed her first husband. A school group reportedly saw a woman in a violet gown appear and tell them to …
Actress Olive Thomas, who died of an overdose, is said to wander clutching a pill bottle. Cast and crew say goodbye to her photo by the stage door to avoid equipment mishaps.
Southpoint Park, Roosevelt Island, New York, NY 10044
Ruins viewable from outside (Southpoint Park, Roosevelt Island).
The stone ruins of the Smallpox Hospital stand on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan. The 100-bed hospital opened in 1856, when the island was known as Blackwell's Island, to quarantine…
Peter Stuyvesant, the peg-legged governor of New Amsterdam, is buried on the grounds. He is blamed for ringing bells, Dutch hymns and the tap of a wooden leg during services.