Following my previous aerial films with an abandoned subject, I present to you another one...Staten Island, New York's very first hospital, Bayley Seton Hospital. It's got a long history and was previously the set of 'Arkham Asylum' for the hit TV show Gotham. But it’s never been seen from above...at least not like this! If you're aware of any abandoned locations in New York/New Jersey that would make for a great aerial film, drop it in the comments below. Enjoy these aerial views of the abandoned Bayley Seton Hospital & check out the history as well if you’d like! (I’ve included some links below!)



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Relevant articles:
“The current Bayley Seton campus was constructed around the Marine Hospital Service buildings at the site. On October 1, 1831, Staten Island's first hospital, the Seaman's Retreat, was opened here, to serve retired naval and commercial sailors.”
-Wikipedia

“A creepy vista down one hallway on the first floor. A lone fire extinguisher on the ground, and a pair of doors at the end of the hall with openings that look like eyes.”
-Tom Wrobleski via Staten Island Advance

“The grounds of BSH house Staten Island’s first hospital, an historic colonnaded structure built in the 1830s to serve ailing retired naval and merchant sailors, appropriately named “the Seamen’s Retreat.”
-Untapped Cities

“The austere, three-story edifice is the only abandoned structure within the active section of Bayley Seton, situated on the northeast corner of the grounds behind the main building.”
-Will Ellis via AbandonedNYC

“While Staten’s Bayley Seton Hospital is still up and running, eight of the twelve buildings located on the 20-acre Stapleton campus have been abandoned—so it’s hella creepy here.”
-Ameena Walker via Curbed NY

Nicely done. I think subjects this beautiful could definitely violate the traditional 2 minute video rule. So much beauty to take in with such short cut scenes.

Paul_IA Posted at 2018-8-16 06:35
Nicely done. I think subjects this beautiful could definitely violate the traditional 2 minute video rule. So much beauty to take in with such short cut scenes.

Yeah I usually stick to 1-2 minutes for a solo subject like this where as a vacation or bigger project I'll go between 3-5 minutes...but there were a lot of features I wanted to capture here haha...Can you imagine the amount of more detail I would have gotten if the Mavic Air's transition wasn't so bad? I can't fly the thing more than 50 feet without a glitch transmission to my phone! Very frustrating but I got it done!

Very nice - thanks for sharing.

FlyDK Posted at 2018-8-16 07:35
Very nice - thanks for sharing.

thank you!

Most beautiful video

Excellent video, thank you very much! But also weird to learn that such a huge compound has been abandoned.

Montfrooij Posted at 2018-8-16 10:14
Most beautiful video

Thanks a lot!

Good flight skills

Wachtberger Posted at 2018-8-16 12:36
Excellent video, thank you very much! But also weird to learn that such a huge compound has been abandoned.

I would think the same but it’s no surprise in SINY. Remember my other abandoned hospital video? Crazy stuff

Matthew Chirico Posted at 2018-8-16 12:54
I would think the same but it’s no surprise in SINY. Remember my other abandoned hospital video? Crazy stuff https://youtu.be/moVm16rGWiA

Another excellent video but also somewhat sad to watch. If they want to give these places back to nature, fair enough. But then they should demolish and really give back the space.

Matthew,
Very impressive videos.
You do an excellent job capturing  the essence of the hospitals.
My favorite one is the Seaview Hospital and NYC Farm Colony video.
Thanks for sharing  
I  am looking forward to seeing your next aerial of an abandoned building.

Well done, thanks for sharing.

Wow nicely done - thanks for sharing.

Wachtberger Posted at 2018-8-16 13:01
Another excellent video but also somewhat sad to watch. If they want to give these places back to nature, fair enough. But then they should demolish and really give back the space.

Couldn’t agree more!

B1houdini Posted at 2018-8-16 13:13
Matthew,
Very impressive videos.
You do an excellent job capturing  the essence of the hospitals.

Thank you brotha! I’ve got my eyes set on another location in the near future!!

Matthew Chirico Posted at 2018-8-16 12:52
Thanks a lot!

You're welcome.
Keep them coming.

Awesome flying and videos.

Montfrooij Posted at 2018-8-17 09:44
You're welcome.
Keep them coming.

You're in luck! Multiple projects are in the works

Charissa Posted at 2018-8-17 09:52
Awesome flying and videos.

thank you!

Interesting place, well shot and edited...

Matthew Chirico Posted at 2018-8-17 10:40
You're in luck! Multiple projects are in the works

         
Very nice

Nice flying and editing.
Beautimous!!

well done thanks for sharing

Great work!  That two minutes went fast.

Very nice videos. Thank You

ghutch Posted at 2018-8-17 10:43
Interesting place, well shot and edited...

Thanks a lot!

Aeromirage Posted at 2018-8-17 17:26
Nice flying and editing.
Beautimous!!

thanks so much!

Sweet video!
Loved that sunset.  

Very nice and 4K!

Nathan Schuster Posted at 2018-8-18 11:21
Sweet video!
Loved that sunset.

Thanks! Sunsets really make for better videos!

Good stuff mate. It's a wonder they don't just demolish it... How long has it been empty for ?

Atlas_Aus Posted at 2018-8-20 05:31
Good stuff mate. It's a wonder they don't just demolish it... How long has it been empty for ?

There was talk of revamping the building to turn it into a community center in 2011 but that didn't go through. Although there is some work that is going on. I've noticed as I drove by a couple times before I filmed.

It was officially abandoned somewhere between 2002-2004.
"Plans to close Bayley Seton emerged in 2004 as Saint Vincent’s, once the largest Catholic Health organization in New York, filed for bankruptcy with a debt of over a billion dollars.  At some point during this tumultuous period (artifacts point to the building last being inhabited in 2002,) the former ....."

I just stumbled upon this retro axonometric that was probably drawn up during the initial planning of the grounds!

Matthew Chirico Posted at 2018-8-20 06:31
There was talk of revamping the building to turn it into a community center in 2011 but that didn't go through. Although there is some work that is going on. I've noticed as I drove by a couple times before I filmed.

It was officially abandoned somewhere between 2002-2004.

Thaks for the reply. It's amazing how these things happen... Not just there, but it is a global trend.. I read/heard/viewed something about a brand new city in China, empty.. All the infrastructure is in place, just no people, that would be good to  see also

Atlas_Aus Posted at 2018-8-20 07:54
Thaks for the reply. It's amazing how these things happen... Not just there, but it is a global trend.. I read/heard/viewed something about a brand new city in China, empty.. All the infrastructure is in place, just no people, that would be good to  see also

That'd be amazing to see and film. Brand new city that's newly abandoned or that's newly built awaiting inhabitation? Would love to read up on that!

Hey mate,

Maybe worth a read :

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The likes of Chernobyl would also be good to capture after all this time being abandoned..

I learn a lot about video shoting techniques.
This is just fantastic.

great video