I Love NY!!! .......ITS VERY HAUNTED........

Here's a list of most of the ghostly activities that had happened in the entire state of NY.

Albany - Cherry Hill - a unidentified ghost has been seen on the lower floors and terrace.

Albany - Junior College of Albany/Russell Sage - Fine Arts building on Albany Campus have numerous ghosts that still can be heard. Buildings were at one time a Children’s Sanitarium (Parson’s home for children) is located next door. This was a branch of the above.

Allegany - Ski Wing - Been sightings of people crossing the paths, wearing ski equipment; children crying, a little boy drowned in the pond; your car automatically stalls; and at night u look out of your rear view mirror and u see faces everywhere around you.

Albany - The Capitol building - said to be haunted by a custodian who was killed in a fire many years ago.

Albany - The College of Saint Rose - There are 4 houses reported here to be haunted. 3 of them have been identified to some extent. One is a 7 year old little girl killed in a fire, another is a priest, another is a musician who committed suicide in Chicago and another is a gardener. The Dean of Students has all the details and gives a presentation on it every year. Many students have witnessed many things.

Albany - University at Albany - Mohican Hall - Located on Indian Quad. A young ghost is said to wander the halls late at night and has startled many residents of the dorm. The first known sightings occurred in 1994.

Albany - University At Albany - Pierce Hall - located on Alumni Quad is said to be haunted by the spirit of a woman. Nobody knows who she is or why she walks the halls late at night. Many students have claimed to seen this ghostly specter all year round endlessly walking the halls.

Albany - Wolf Road - Professor Java's Coffee Sanctuary - Middle age gentlemen seen in walking past mirrors but when you turn there is no one there. Workers hear noises at night and sometimes lights come off and on. Spirit does not like to be around when there are many people but late during the night you get a strange feeling of heaviness and even hairs sticking up on your arms. A spirit of a dog can also be sometimes heard and seen. Building has gone many extensive renovations. It was once an old house, and then renovated to a hair stylist, it also has been reported by several people to have been at one time a secret illegal meth production house that was shut down. Spirit has been felt standing behind people and in some cases breathing down their necks behind them or being lightly touched or pushed. The activity stems from the basement. Some workers refuse to go down there by themselves.

Alden - Erie County Home and Infirmary - The third floor is said to be haunted. Workers there have heard noises upstairs even though it is now vacant on that floor. From outside you can see a man standing in the window sometimes. Lights have been seen on even though there is no electricity running on that floor.

Alfred - SUNY - Alfred Mackenzie Complex - The Mackenzie Dormatory of Alfred State College. Rumor has it that the architect of the MacKenzie Complex commited suicide in the south part of the Complex. This is because the school made changes the the Complex so it wouldn't look like an reverse "swastica."

Alexandria Bay - Boldt Castle - Castle built in early 1900's,which was never completed due to the death of the builder's wife. Heartbroken, he left it, never to return. On many nights, a light can be seen in the uppermost windows of the castle, said to be the ghost of Mrs. Boldt.

Amsterdam - Green Hill Cemetery - Glowing orbs in pictures, heavy fog and vapors, leaves rustling, horrible smells that last only seconds.

Amsterdam - Widow Susan Road - Figure of a woman wearing a white nightgown seen walking in the cemetery late at night crying. Looking for her husband’s grave.

Astoria - Queens - American Museum of the Moving Image - Foot steps following you at night in the office area. A deep voice herd for a man in the hallway. People heard talking from the vents when no one else was in the building. A black women, in a white dress seen sitting at the desk in the entrance lobby.

Aurora - The Aurora Inn - There is a ghost named the white lady that i have experienced and heard of haunting the hotel and lobby of the Aurora Inn off route 90. Waiters and waitresses will even tell you that down on the shorefront of Cayuga Lake, there was once and old building that burned down and three people died. Two male ghosts haunt the shore and the white lady haunts the hotel, which is now being renovated into a restaurant and museum.

Aurora - Wells College - The Main Building - Wells College actually has a number of ghost stories. One of the most prevalent however, is that of the ghostly nurses. Many years ago, when a brutal influenza epidemic swept the nation, many students fell ill. The college then turned the fourth floor of the main building into an infirmary. Students who live there today will occasionally wake in the middle of the night to find a ghostly nurse standing over their beds. Some witnesses even claim that the ghost will go as far as to place a cold hand upon the student’s forehead.

Baldwinsville - Whiskey Hollow - It is a 5 mile road with no street lights or houses. it is all forest. it is said that back in the old days devil worshipers and members of the KKK used to worship up there and kill children as sacrifices...it is said that if you drive down the road at night you can see the children walking and there is also a bloody blanket. it is a very eerie feeling.

Barkersville - The Homestead Asylum - There is an old run down ex-asylum for the criminally insane where, much like the movie House on Haunted Hill, a doctor was cruel to the patients, they rioted, killed the doctor and staff, then the police torched the house. The place is rumored to still be inhabited by the spirits of the dead.

Batavia - Tonawanda Creekside North - On the north side of the Tonawanda, in the City of Batavia, lies the old Pioneer Cemetery. It was moved more than seventy years ago to the center of Batavia because of a flooding problem. When the creek flooded, it would sometimes wash up a body or two. It is believed that not all of the bodies were relocated. There now stands a number of businesses where the original cemetery once was. People claim to this day of seeing a mysterious woman in gray walking along the creekside.

Bemus Point - Casino - The Casino is a teen dance place. The Ghost that haunts it is known as Jordan Basile, a young chef there who died when the oven blew up. He was around the age of 15. Now when they hold dances, food mysteriously disappears and people often trip and fall when nothing was in their path. Jordan Basile is seen at the new oven on August 16th (the date of his death) every 2 years making what appears to be lobster, which was his specialty.

Binghamton - The Roberson Museum and Science Center - It is haunted by the ghost of Alonzo Roberson who built the Roberson Mansion which is part of the museum complex. It is said that he haunts the elevator and halls of his home.

Boonville - Lovers Lane road (Formerly the old French road) - has been known to be haunted by the ghosts of French settlers trying to reach Canada. On warm summer nights many people have reported hearing the creak of the wagon wheels.

Brewster - Jesus Tree - Tree was recently cut down because too many people were doing satanic rituals and gatherings in the fields behind the tree. It is said that the area around the tree is haunted and numerous people have seen apparitions and driven their car into the lake.

Brockport - SUNY Brockport - Hartwell Hall - Hartwell Hall was the first building on the SUNY Brockport campus, originally used as the Brockport Normal School, a school for teachers. Cleaning staff over the years have claimed to experience things when they are alone in the building. One spoke of a periodic flurry of ghostly activity in the hallways on one of the upper floors when spirits change classes -- doors sounding as if they're opening and closing, faint laughter and voices in the hallways... Another staff member swore she was touched on the shoulder while cleaning a classroom, only to turn around and find no one. She also said she was cleaning one of the ballet rooms and, slipping from her stepladder and falling backwards, was caught by an unknown force and set down gently, unharmed. In the basement, where an empty pool sits, workers are sure they've heard splashing.

Bronx - Fordham University - Hauntings are reported to happen all over the campus. In Hughes Hall students report locked doors swinging open and there is a young boy who has been known to appear in rooms in the late hours of the night.

Bronx - Old Candy Store on 32nd street - Rare sighting have been a common thing here. Two ghosts’ here are still haunting this store and still have for at least 36 years. A father who worked here was shot and murdered by a robber. They seem to here a weird voice here although no one has seen anything or anyone. The second is the ghost of the father's son. He was also shot and killed a few days later. He was crawling and trying to get help, but he died soon after. Bloodstains and marking have been seen on the sidewalk near the store. To this day, the ghost don't bother anyone in the store, although the father's ghost is STILL looking for the murderer

Bronx - Strawberry Fields of Silver Beach Gardens - In the fields at the edge of this small beach town, stands an old abandoned farmhouse overlooking the water. People say that a large mansion once accompanied the farmhouse. The residents of the mansion were very wealthy and many people were jealous of them. One man went to the extreme and caught their house on fire. The entire house was destroyed, but the family was able to escape to the farmhouse in time. The police came to investigate, but feared the people of Silver Beach would move if they heard about the arson. The police simply said that there was a tragic fire and the family had died. They even went as far as to say the field could be used for children to play. The suspect was never found, and the family continued to live secretly in the farmhouse. In 1950, ten years after the fire, the suspect who set the fire returned. He murdered the entire family the night before Halloween by stabbing them to death. The next evening, a group of teenagers came to the field to hang out. The young daughter, who had been able to escape the murderer, was going crazy looking for her family. The teens watched in horror as she ran to the water and dived in. She drowned instantly, since she was unable to swim. They reported the incident to the police. They searched everywhere but the girl was never found. The only description the teenagers could give of the girl was that she had strawberry colored hair. Every Halloween since the incident, the girl’s ghost can be seen frantically searching for her family and the murderer.

Bronx - West of the I95 highway - there is an empty lot behind some houses that are now built on Baisley Ave. In among the trees at night u can sometimes see the little girl that was murdered there over 70 years ago and she was thrown in the swamps alive.

Bronx - Woodlawn Park - Frankie's Castle - You can see an old man with a flashlight. He seems to be yelling something but you can't hear him. He might be there because it's an old water treatment plant.

Bronxville - Concordia College - Feth Hall - is inhabited by a ghastly Rev Dr. Henry Feth. Bohm Hall is haunted by a girl who was raped in it a number of years ago, and Sieker Hall is haunted by a pre-seminary student who died of pneumonia many years ago. Rippe Hall is haunted by a little girl who lived in the house that was there before the dorm was built.

Brooklyn - Highland park - Ghostly apparitions of a woman and her child have been seen and have caused many auto accidents.

Buffalo - Buffalo Naval Park - The S.S. The Sullivans - This ship was named after the five Sullivan brothers who were killed in WWII on the same destroyer. Caretakers have all had experiences aboard the ship including lights turning on and off. Doors are locked at night with the caretaker having the only key and the doors will be unlocked the next day. The keys have been changed frequently.

Buffalo - Buffalo Psychiatric Center - This foreboding castle-like structure is located on Forest Avenue and dates back two centuries. The facilities have long since been shut down, but the mental incurables still haunt the place. Underground catacombs still contain equipment used in the unorthodox methods believed to make these poor souls right. Back in those days, mental patients were subject to unusual and cruel treatments. The spirits of these unfortunate souls have been seen roaming the dark and melancholy facilities.

Buffalo - Holiday Inn - a ghostly little girl has been seen running through the halls.

Buffalo - Kenmore - Lindbergh elementary - Custodian was killed in a fire and died. Kids claim they hear ghostly noises and see white shadows.

Buffalo - Medaille College - This has been said that this school formerly called: School For Boys. It is being haunted by former students who attend & that they appear as normal like kids today, but in searching for teachers, sitting in classrooms in their 1944 clothing attire, behaving themselves while the teachers are teaching.

Buffalo - Naval Serviceman's Park - The U.S.S. Sullivan’s is said to be haunted by one of five brothers who died in World War II, named George. He is said to be roaming the ship looking for his younger brothers. There is a room that has pictures of all five, and people have taken pictures of this. The picture of George does not come out, it is a white blur. This ship is a memorial to the brothers.

Buffalo - School #61 - In 1975, it is said that a young boy died in the school pool on the second floor. In English room below, ceiling tiles fall every year describing the word “Help."

Camden - Camden High School - Many years ago, a man who worked at the high school was fixing the lights in the auditorium. By some freak accident, he fell to his death. There were bloodstains on the carpet. To this day, the auditorium will become wicked cold without anybody touching the thermostat, and also lights will go on and off by themselves. Kids who have meetings in the room often complain about feeling someone hit them in the head, or someone poking them, and to come to find nothing is to be found. Once it was even said that during a play that was taking place, a man was interrupted by feeling his sneakers and socks getting wet because of some red liquid type on the floor. Come to find out that’s where the man's bloodstain was. The incident was never solved and people still don't know how or what the red stuff was. Early in the morning, you can here a man screaming and a loud thump when you walk past the auditorium, to find nothing and nobody there. The death of the man was covered up, but it sounds like he is coming back and making people aware that he is there.

Camillus - Tow Path Ghost - A drunken Canalman is said to have fallen in the water near the aqueduct. He was caught in his own line and dragged to death by his mule. A dark figure can be seen pacing the path leaving behind wet footprints.

Camillus - Walnut West Apartments - One apartment in this complex has been said to be haunted by a little girl. All of the tenants from this one apartment have moved out as fast as they have moved in. When mentioned even the managers of the complex agree that the place is haunted by a little girl. The complex is said to be built on what was once a farm and the little girl was believed to have been killed there.

Canadaigua / Victor - New Michigan Road - A woman and her new husband were traveling home along New Michigan Road when they had a carriage accident, that killed them both. The Lady in White is still searching for her husband along the road. She has been spotted during the full moon along the road.

Cayuga/Alpine - Connecticut Hill - Orbs of light, human shapes, mists, and shadows at the location of a old cemetery.

Chittenango - Gulf Road - a very steep and twisted road in the middle of a dense forest, whose trees come right up to the side of the road. Sightings from driving down the very creepy road at night include seeing a burning cross in the woods, headlights making the shadow of a woman standing on the side of the road (with nobody there to make the shadow), and unknown noises and sightings of spirits.

Clinton - Clinton Library - This library is haunted by ghosts that roam around in daylight or night. You can hear them whispering and footsteps walking. Sometimes even books fall out of the bookshelves without anyone near them. There is a up stairs, and up there you can hear footsteps coming up and down the stairs.

Cobleskill - The Bulls Head Inn - This Inn was originally home to the Danforths, a prominent local family. Mrs. Danforth did not like drinking. Now that her home is a restaurant that serves alcohol, she has come back to haunt the place. She has been seen sitting in a rocking chair.

Cohoes - Cohoes Music Hall - haunted by several different spirits, in particular by one in the balcony. Many people have seen her, she appears as a woman dressed in 1930's or 40's type clothing
Cohoes -The "Cohoes Falls" - Little Indian girl was boating on a hot summer night and plunged into the bottom of the Cohoes Falls. She can be seen only on a full moon paddling desperately trying to escape the rapids. She wears a tomahawk hair and war paint.

Cohoes - Lansing House - This is claimed to be one of the most haunted places in Cohoes. Sightings include seeing an old women on the roof of the house in a rocking chair, glowing orbs, large flashes of light that only appear over the house, and faces peeking out of the windows. Legend has it that one day, the wife went mad, and killed her whole family. This house is also known as the "House with no doors".

Cohoes - Van Schaick Graveyard - Many people claimed to have seen both male and female apparitions, as well as hearing ghostly voices through the locked gates.

Colonie - South Family Drive - There is said to be children and a man playing at the Colonie Reform Church. Sounds can be heard at night such as children laughing, shadows were seen as well.

Commack - Commack Multiplex Cinemas - Sitting in the employee lounge doorknobs turn on their own and lockers open and shut when nobody is near and no windows are even located. As well, brand new glass counters at the concession stand have scratches on them when nothing has touched it and no customers are in the theater.

Cortland - SUNY - Cheney Hall - "Elizabeth" was student at Cortland who resided in one of the oldest residence buildings on the university campus, Cheney. She was reportedly pushed from the fourth floor down the central staircase by her boyfriend in the early eighties. Strange happenings have been reported by students ever since.

East Aurora - Gootleburg Cemetery - Strange mists and fogs hover above this sinister cemetery. In the late 1800's, a doctor who performed abortions is said to have buried the fetuses of aborted babies in a shallow grave of about 2 feet. He is also believed to have buried some of the unlucky mothers who did not survive the abortion. Dogs started bringing home bones around that time period, and body parts would be caught on fishing lines in the nearby pond. Babies have even been reported crawling around at night. At the tree where the doctor hanged himself on top of the hill, you can sometimes see an apparition.

East Aurora - Roycroft Inn - Many people have said they've seen heard voices in the rooms when no one was in there and have seen ghostly figures in the halls and main lobby. The Roycroft did burn down many years ago and was recently restored.

East Greenbush - Snyder’s Lake - The Night Watchman: Brutally murdered as a young man. He was never able to see his attacker so he now takes his anger out on the children that go to the camp on the lake. Numerous news articles are available from the times union on the abductions. The Caretaker: Died 2 years ago. Roams the area and checks the bathrooms for good conditions occasionally. Webbed: Boy with webbed fingers was an excellent swimmer till he drowned at the camp trying to save a boy. The other boy lived but webbed got stuck under the dock and drowned. Now when children are drowning and drifting further into the lake he pushes them into shore.

Elbridge - Smart's Wayside Inn - The ghost of a revolutionary war soldier haunts the second floor of this restaurant.

Elbridge - Webbers WaySide Inn - formerly known as Webbers Wayside Inn. The story goes, that many years ago a traveler from out of town was staying at this specific inn, on the second or third floor. The man had a heart attack and died one evening, his spirit never leaving the hotel again. People who have worked there for a time will tell you it was nothing for them to feel a cold spot, for a female to feel a touch on her body as she walked through an empty room, and on one occasion, a case of beer floating. The staff at this Inn have affectionately called this ghostly presence George. Most are not frightened by the presence, it seems to be extremely friendly to the ladies, and likes to play practical jokes. But still there are some that say, "I am never going up those stairs, you can feel "something" up there. "

Elmira - Elmira College - Cowles Hall - Reported sites of floating lights down halls, and sounds of people whispering. The building has a very unusual feeling to it and most people won't go in alone (including campus security). said to have an evil and good side split down the middle of the building.

Fire Island - Fire Island Lighthouse - The caretaker of this lighthouse hanged himself long before it was rebuilt. Doors shut, which require two people to close due to weight and doors open, which require three individuals. People have even reported strange laughing and knocking when no one is there. The top windows are also known to rise by themselves, which normally require a tool to reach. People experience chills throughout the lighthouse and human skulls seem to turn up on the beach with various other bones.

Forestport - The British Army in their retreat used North Lake Road after the siege of fort Stanwix. People have seen this retreat being replayed in the foggy mornings. Many more people have heard the moans of the wounded soldiers and the creaks of the wagon wheels as they advance slowly northward.

Fort Covington - The Dupree House (also known as Dunwich Manor) - This old Victorian mansion, once owned by occult writer Gerina Dunwich, is known by local residents to be haunted. In the early 20th century, a mentally disturbed woman was believed to have been locked away in one of the small attic rooms. She died there, leaving bloodied hand prints on the walls and ceiling. Several coats of primer and paint were necessary to cover the stains. The room contains a cold spot and several séances have been held there in an attempt to contact the restless spirit. Strange thumps have also been heard in the attic at night. Glowing lights have been seen moving through the cellar, and a ghostly presence has been felt by numerous people in the upstairs bedrooms. The carriage house (which is older than the main house and reputed to have underground tunnels leading to Canada) is also believed to be haunted. Strange moaning sounds have been heard at night coming from its second floor.

Fort Edward - Jane Mcrea House - It was built back in the revolutionary war period in the town of Fort Edward. The town played a strategic part in winning the war. The story goes that Jane Mcree was hunted down by a band of Indians and scalped in a closet in this house. People who have lived in the house experience lights turning on and off, footsteps coming from the attic. The occupants will turn all the lights off when they leave at night and come home to have all the lights in the house turned on. Also in the closet were Jane had been scalped you will get a cool draft and screams can sometimes be heard from it during the night.

Fredonia - Igoe Hall at Fredonia State College - A student named John Igoe was killed on a fishing trip to Lake Erie. He now haunts the halls of this structure by slamming doors, changing television channels, turning lights on and off, and messing with the water in the bathrooms.

Frewsburg - Grunsey Hollow Cemetery - The cemetery is haunted by a young lady who was stoned to death in the 1800's and buried in this cemetery. There are many children buried in the cemetery. People have seen graves glow, glowing balls of light, animals hung on the cross, and heard children laughing and playing.

Fulton - Fulton junior high school - lights turn on and off, doors shut by themselves, kids can hear voices in the hallway during classes and they look around and find no one, the toilets flush by themselves. it is scary

Geneva - Belhurst Castle - The ghost of Belhurst Castle is that of a beautiful Italian opera singer, who fled from Spain with her lover. One night the couple raced to their secret tunnel. Just when within safety the tunnel collapsed killing the opera singer. Over the years, dozens of guests have reported seeing a woman in white standing silently on the front lawn in the middle of the night.

Glen Haven/Skaneateles - The Screamer - A sanitarium was burned down in 1912 to clear a spot for a watershed for the city of Syracuse. The site is located on Skaneateles Lake. The Sanitarium's caretaker was said to have perished in the fire. His screams could be heard across the lake. Even in life, he was a nasty jealous man and now takes out his revenge on those at the summer camp across the lake. He can be seen and heard at night pacing the wooded cliffs above the camp brandishing his sharpened scythe and wailing.

Glenmont - Henry Hudson park - Haunted slave house - in the Henry Hudson park, there’s a road that will take you to the park rite off of RT9w. if you turn onto that road and follow it down it will bring you to a trail that is marked off no trespassing! The trail is marked with 2 large lions.

Gloversville - Prospect Hill Cemetery - A lot of people have seen ghosts.

Grand Island - Holiday Inn - in the holiday inn there is a room that is all locked up. This is because whenever someone rented that room, they got a call in the middle of the night at the same time and when they picked up all they heard was a little girl laughing.

Grand Island - Whitehaven Cemetery - A young girl who haunts the holiday inn next door her grave stone glows. There is also a young woman who died of AIDS in the early 1990's there and she can be seen on her grave marker holding her infant son. There is also a man who died in the Gulf War walking around. He is supposedly looking for his pregnant wife

Greene - Sherwood Inn - A female committed suicide by jumping off the top floor balcony. Her apparition is said to haunt her old room (28) and the hallway. Some have even felt her in the dining room and basement.

Greenport - Townsend Manor Inn - Tapping on the window, scratching at the door, the lights flickered and turned off without us turning them off.

Geneseo - SUNY Geneseo - Monroe Hall - A 6 year old boy who was believed to have been killed in an accident during the construction of the dorm, fondly named "Eric", has been sighted roaming the halls.

Half Hollow - Sweet Hollow Road - At the main field by the middle of the road there has been sightings of a dog like creature digging then standing on two legs and walking into the woods and disappearing. Others have said that there is a man with a checkered shirt who walks the woods with a ax at night and watches cars drive by.

Herkimer - apartment bldg - across from the high school at the bottom of the old hospital hill is a apartment house that was built long ago by a high rank soldier in the civil war. he built it for his American Indian wife. on the top is a look out that he built so she could watch for him coming home from the war. Unfortunately he was killed and you can still see her at times still waiting for him to return.

Herkimer - Beardsly Castle - Believed to be haunted by the original owners - the Beardsley family. Reports of seeing them there, been made many times there.

Highland - North Chodikee Lake Road – Washington Cemetery - there is a old cemetery near a farm the cemetery is hard to find because it is very old it is from the 1800's there are many people who have seen a family walk around in front of the road they will do a stop signal and they will go through your car it usually happens around 12-3 am.

Highland falls - West Point USMA - Being that West Point is the oldest military post in the United States the area has it's fair share of "history". All you have to do is ask a Military Police officer or a cadet and you should get a good idea of where to look. I'll tell you what, this isn't for the faint of heart, you spend enough time here and you will see something.

Hudson - Dietz House - Mabel Parker haunts her former home and is heard on the 2nd floor.

Huntington - Mount Misery/West Hills Park - This is where Sweet Hollow Road leads to (well, include some back roads. The place is now a state park, but in the 1840's there was a hospital there that burnt down. 15 years later it was rebuilt, and from then on moaning and cries for help were reported by the staff. Five months later another fire burnt the place down. Today burning specters can be seen.

Huntington - Sweet Hollow Road - a police officer who stops at cars parked on Sweet Hollow Rd. The officer seems normal until he turns around and has blood on his shoulders and the back of his head missing. Supposedly he is an officer who was killed on duty in the area.

Huntington - Sweet Hollow Road - The Lady In White - is of also known as "Mary". Mary was dating a jealous boyfriend. The boyfriend believed she was cheating on him. While driving down Sweet Hollow Rd. she was pushed out of a car. Her injured body laid in the street and was hit by another car. She continues to walk the road looking for her killer and often jumps out in front of passing cars. Another story claims she was a witch who was hung here during the late 1600's. There are many twists on the story of who she was. The Witch story seems to be the most common, yet it is also the most unlikely. Another common story is that she was killed when she was hit by a car back in the 1920's while walking home. Her grave is supposedly in the cemetery on Sweet Hollow Rd.

Hyde Park - Hoyts Mansion - A mansion that is haunted by the family members whom all killed themselves. The family was very strange, all under ground entrances to their house. Their home is in the middle of the woods in between two of the popular mansions, The Mills Mansion, and the Vanderbilt Mansion.

Ilion - a bed and breakfast - at the bottom of Barringer road on main st. is a bed and breakfast that was the original house of a woman doctor who founded the one time Ilion hospital. She haunts the place and people often stay just to try and see her.

Jamestown - Hollen Beck Cemetery - This Cemetery is very old.1700-1800s. There have been reports of a headless horseman chasing young girls. Animal bones lying around. Calls for help. Weird noises like someone knocking on a coffin. Babies crying. Children laughing. And a kick ball rolling around. Many of the people that died here were children of large families. The cemetery is very small only containing about 15 gravestones. There has also been spotted of what appears to be a fire further off in the woods.

Jamestown - Jefferson Middle School - in 1950's a girl died in this building! She was looking for her little brother and someone had killed her. Know one knows who. Many kids who attend this school around 1995 and up say they have seen the little girl in a white dress wandering around the halls saying, "bobby, where are you!!" Also they see a man with no head in this long dark black coat into class rooms and then things fall and big booms with out a reason.

Jamestown - Little Theater - The Little Theater seems to be haunted by many ghosts. In the shoe room, where they keep all the shoes for performances, the door will slam shut and lock when a person goes in there. The temperature will also drop significantly. Other stories have been told about a male ghost in the boiler room and practice room. People have even reported seeing a man on stage late at night, often playing pranks on people by moving things to where they should not be. He has supposedly spoken to children, luring them across the stage when unattended by their parents.

Johnstown - Sir William Johnson Hotel - Young female spirit breaking dishes, standing in the kitchen of the abandoned hotel in her nightgown. Items being moved by the same female.

King's Park - Kings Park Psychiatric center - Voices of patients who were tortured and died here years ago still today roam the hallways, screaming and crying. Many people who have visited the haunting hospital have seen many unexplained images.

Kingston - Montrepose Cemetery - Activity and energy surrounding that graveyard.

Latham - Guptills Woods on Pollock Road - These woods are said to be haunted. The occurrences seem to take place mainly around a house off Pollock Road. It is located in the middle of the woods on your right. Witnesses have reported seeing light orbs and strange eyes without a face in the darkness. Some people have even claimed to hear someone singing.

Latham - Revelatory Hero's Cemetery - In back of the Woodlands apartment complex lies a preserved revolutionary war graveyard. With almost a dozen laid to rest hear, it is said that on hot summer night with strong gusts of wind, voices of men can be heard and on full moons the sound of drums are heard when the wind blows.

Lewstion - McDonalds - It is said that a man was killed in this old building before it was McDonald’s. When you eat down stairs you can feel the chill and hear the man crying out for help.

Lockport - Cold Springs Cemetery - A young hitchhiker still comes to the place she was picked up and murdered

Long Island - Bohemia - Haunted by a young female named Maria who was strangled to death in the back bedroom when the inn was a speakeasy over 60 years ago. Bare footprints appear on the carpeting even in wintertime, shadowy figures in the kitchen, and unidentified bones appear in the basement. The inn has been investigated many times by mediums and psychics and is currently under investigation by Candice Isralow of Mt. Sinai. Current owner has been there for over 20 years.

Long Island - Lake Ronkonkoma - Lake Ronkonkoma has a haunted past. One legend is about a Setauket Sachem Indian who was not permitted to marry his love from another tribe. He paddled his canoe out to the middle of the lake and committed suicide via a knife to his heart. His body was recovered in another lake in Connecticut. Another is of a young beautiful Indian Princess who was not permitted to marry her pale face lover and she canoed out on the lake and was found dead by him. He in turn got into the canoe and was swept away, never to be seen again. Apparently, there has been a reported drowning each and every year due to a curse placed upon the lake. The myth is that the lake is bottomless. It rises and lowers mysteriously and is rumored to have a secret underwater Connection that stems for miles. Some of the drowning victims as well as the princess are said to still haunt the lake and It's surrounding area.

Long Island - Stony Brook - Mary's Grave - She murdered her two children and her husband. Her gravesite is a center for strange happenings. Her marker has her birth date but no death date.

Loundonville - Loudon Cottage - The ghost of Abraham Lincoln has been seen in this house, which was owned by the woman who was sitting next to Lincoln when he was shot.

Mahopacthe - Sedgewood club - The Sedgewood club was an old resort for wealthy NYC families in the late 1800's. It is said to be haunted by the ghost of a caretaker morning the loss of his family who starved to death in this mansion on top of a mountain in the country because they got snowed in.

Malone - Flanders Elementary - Was built on a cemetery. The cemetery was also built on Indian Sacred ground. There have been sightings of Indians on the playground, and a man who actually uses the boy’s bathroom. My Aunt lives behind the school and found out that not only is the school on Indian Sacred ground, but also their house is on the actual burial ground. My three cousins woke up at exactly the same time one night and saw an Indian girl standing on the deck. Also, they have heard moans from the basement. A few years after these occurrences, they put in a pool. They found human bones and Indian artifacts. Since that point, nothing has occurred at the house.

Manhattan - Brittany Hotel - Corner of East 10th and Broadway, Phantom music and lights, people hearing unknown footsteps in the rooms and feeling presences "watching" them

Manhattan - Twin Towers - Ground Zero Site - Several Ghosts have been reported to be crying for help after 9/11.

Mechanicville - Main Street Church - A ghost of a dead soldier walks through the church, and turns lights off and on, and often breaks the heating system in the winter.

Menands - Albany Rural Cemetery - Ghastly Black figures such as cars, men, and unexplainable large masses can be seen here at dusk. A mysteriously transparent couple can also be seen floating through the cemetery at night with their pj's on.

Milton Terrace - Ballston Spa - The Crandall House is presently an apartment building and hasn't been haunted for about ten years. The Crandall House was haunted by Slyvester Crandall who killed his wife, stepdaughter.

Montebello - Old Spook Rock Road - There have been many stories about this area, such as early witch burnings and ghosts. If you go to the bottom of the road and put your car in neutral, you will be pulled up the hill. Sometimes you can even see a ghostly figure pulling your car.

New Paltz - Shawangunk Mountain Range - These mountains are full of Haunted Energy. There are Indian Spirits through out that range.

New York City - Bay Ridge Apartments - haunted by numerous spirits.

New York City - Clinton Street Brownstone - haunted by a young girl who died there.

New York City - Greenwich Village - One If By Land, Two If By Sea Restaurant - Once a carriage house owned and operated by Aaron Burr, the place is apparently running with ghosts. Not the least of which is supposedly Burr's own beloved daughter Theodosia Burr Alston, who vanished off the coast of North Carolina while on her way to visit her father in New York. Apparitions of Theodosia and various other spirits have actually been seen and several women sitting at the bar have had their earrings popped off by an enamored Theodosia.

New York City - Hotel Des Artistes - this ghost likes to touch people.

New York City - New Amsterdam Theatre - haunted by a Ziegfeld Follies chorus girl, Olive Thomas, who killed herself. She has been seen on the stage and in one of the dressing rooms by workmen that were doing repairs on the theatre. She holds a blue glass bottle (reportedly that held the poison that killed her).

New York City - The City College of New York - Numerous reports since the 1920s of students seen -- and recognized by students, and [former] professors years back -- known to have died in the First World War, haunting one of the former political club lounges in Shepherd Hall. Legend had it that in one particular instance, a math tutor noticed that a student's clothes seemed somewhat dated for the mid-20s and put it in his mind to inquire as to how the young man was making out financially; given it was still a wholly free college with a mostly working class student body. Only later that night did this "absent minded professor" wake up from sleep with a start, scaring his wife in the process [isn't that always the case?], with the recollection that the young man died in France in 1918. Apparitions dressed in 60’s & 70’s clothes and one ghost in particular is in grunge attire, he always appears "sad looking", is only seen just before or after closing hours.

New York City - World Trade Center Site - On September 11, 2002, a terrorist attack happened at 9:45 am. people reported seeing The victims spirits – workers and rescuers – & apparitions of the buildings still standing.

Newark valley - Newark valley middle school - there had been reports of the elevator stopping all by itself and weird sounds. It is rumored that the school is built over and old Native American burial sight.

Newburgh - Downing Park -A boy who drowned in the lake in the park is said to sit by the lake at night crying, he is also said to make bubbles in the water, as if trying to breathe, and he is said to scream whenever a child get to close to the water.

Newport - Castle Road - There is a path off of Castle Road that leads to part of a stone castle, which was never finished. The man who was building it was doing it for his wife. She died before he finished it and people have said that they've seen strange things and heard noises at night. Some think it's the ghost of the man, others the women, and some think it's both of them.

Niagara Falls - Niagara University - Clet Hall - Clet Hall has burned down multiple times, resulting in numerous deaths. The most prominent fire included the death of Thomas Hopkins. He was a priest that entered the building to save children within the burning building. Many students have claimed to see his ghost inside their dorm rooms. There is even a monument on the property that was erected in his memory that is victim to the priest’s hauntings.

North Babylon - North Babylon High School - it is known throughout the school that back in the 70's a soon to be senior shot himself because he wasn't able to graduate on time. Now when students take regents you can hear strange footsteps around the room.

North Tonawanda - Ransom St. - An old woman died there. Often seen in upstairs windows.

Ogdensburg - Mater Dei College - It is said that the spirit of a young boy roams the halls giggling and laughing on the way. He was killed after a tragic fall. There is also a nun that hanged herself here. People have reported seeing her roam the halls along with strange noises and lights going on and off in locked upped rooms.

Old Westbury - The New York Institute of Technology - Many of the old buildings on campus are said to be haunted. Cleaning crews refuse to work in the art center after a ghostly woman was reported sighted there.

Old Forge - Adirondacks Woods - This husband brutally murdered his wife in the woods of the Adirondacks. People still believe they see the wife all bloody walking through the woods.

Old Forge - Big Moose Inn - A pregnant woman that was murdered by her fiancé' and thrown in the lake can still be seen here.

Orchard Park - M*A*D*S - There is believed that a spirit named Ronald inhabits this very old building. It used to belong to a man named Ronald, and the kids that now go to this dance studio, firmly believe there is some kind of super natural being in the studio. It likes to play tricks, for example; hiding the cds, and misplacing glasses, and other cruel jokes.

Oswego - 19th century mansion that now serves as off-campus housing for students at Oswego State University. The building used to be a nursing home, and at least one friendly womanly apparition "revisits" occasionally, according to those who have since lived in the house. The woman allegedly was a resident when the home was a nursing home.

Oswego - Fort Ontario - Ghost hunters have reported finding evidence of ghostly activity in a few of the buildings. A blonde girl was seen in the third story window of one of the officer’s quarters. The third stories of the building are used for storage and not accessible by the public. The Fort was closed at the time.

Oswego - Lighthouse -said to be haunted by three men who went up there to change the light bulb during a storm and they never came back.

Oswego - Oswego Players Theater - An old bum is said to have died in the basement and his ghost haunts the area where the dressing rooms are. Things are moved from where they were left. Doors open and close by themselves. A friend who was alone in the women's dressing room saw a hanger on the door begin to swing and abruptly stop.

Oswego - Post Cemetery - Locals claim the ghost of soldier George Fikes will haunt the person you name if you perform a ritual that involves junping over the grave, spitting, and lying on the grave while reciting the appropriate chant. None of the kids I grew up with was ever brave enough to perform the entire ritual, but the last time I was there there were still bare spots on either side of the grave.

Oswego - railroad tracks between the fort and Lake Ontario - It is rumoured that a civil war soldier from Fort Ontario had his head shot off by a canon ball. He is said to walk along the disused railroad tracks looking for his head. A floating light moving along the tracks is said to be him or his lantern.

Ozone Park - Woodhaven - St. Anthony's Hospital - Close down in the late 1960's to early 70's this abandoned seven story building with a smokestack on the left hand side of the building, and a steel spiked fence around the perimeter of the hospital. The hospital was used for severely ill patients. At night only the first two floors were lighted up. Above the second floor is a whole different story. No Trespassing above the second floor. But you could hear noises and slamming sounds coming from the stairway that leads to the third floor and the fourth floor. I'm not to sure what it is today but it still stands today.

Patterson - Rt. 311- after a hotel burned down in the late 1800's, a family bought it a couple of years later and built a house on top of the old foundation. Now people say at night you can see the top half of the people that died in the fire because they are walking on the floor of the building that burned down.

Plattsburgh - Plattsburgh SUNY campus - MacDonough Hall - - What is known to many people as "MacDonough Hall" was once the old morgue for the old Plattsburgh Hospital across the campus. Many students and faculty have seen apparitions and heard strange noises.

Plattsburgh - Plattsburgh Air Force Base - Reports of cold spots and strange strobe-type light, apparitions of children, and a window that will not be covered. The base also has a haunted sound throughout certain unpredictable times of horses and soldiers marching, the noise is very loud and overwhelming. alarms going off on there own type writers clicking on there own, sounds of horses and marching, and while on patrol a few officers had an experience or two where we were alone in our vehicles and while the vehicle was at a stand till there was a very loud bang like someone or something slammed against the side of the vehicle.

Plattsburgh - Plattsburgh Air Force Base - The Entrance - At the very entrance to the Old Base are two pillars that are original architecture. Sentries working this gate have reported a Revolutionary War era soldier marching back and forth between the pillars, standing guard. Also haunted by some French and Indian War battles, among other unfortunate incidents.

Plattsburgh - Plattsburgh Air Force Base - Old Side - there is a cemetery where many soldiers are buried. Security Police on patrol have reported many soldiers wandering through the cemetery and the neighboring crematorium (building number 666).

Plattsburgh - Plattsburgh Air Force Base - The military finance building - used to be a surgical hospital. The basement walls are still painted red, to hide the blood stains. Security Police K-9 units refuse to go into the basement of this building. There was a fire in one of the wings, causing many of the bed-ridden patients to be burned alive. People have reported hearing their screams.

Plattsburgh - Plattsburgh Air Force Base - The Surrounding Woods - a long dead figure of a lady dressed in a white dress appears. She was reportedly killed by a robber.

Poughkeepsie - Marist College - As the story goes; Shelly was killed by a jealous boyfriend in the school's cafeteria. Since then, she has been a presence in Sheahan Hall, where she lived. Most of her activity involves folding clothes, opening/closing doors, screwing with televisions and occasional bumps in the night. She may also be linked to some strange occurrences at a grotto dedicated to those who died at Marist.

Port Washington - St. Stephens church - in bathroom every night girl with blonde hair and blue eyes haunts the basement. in bathroom lights go on and off. you hear footsteps occasionally in the hallway.

Poughkeepsie - Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery - Countless spirits roam the grounds, and have done so for years! Some can-and-want to be seen, or otherwise noticed, some just "observe" those of us still here.

Queens - American Museum of Moving Image - voices heard when no on there. Footsteps following you at night. Black woman in white dress seen often sitting in the security desk at night.

Queens - Bayside - Fort Totten - 150-year-old military base also an old Indian burial ground (under soccer field). Many areas are haunted. In mid-May '00, one guard was dozing in his patrol car at night when he heard a knock on the window. He opened his eyes to see 2 men, one on either side of the car, pointing at him & laughing. He could see right thru them. This guard (an ex-marine) never believed in ghosts & taunted the others who did. The other guards wouldn't go to that area at night & warned him that it was haunted, but he didn't believe them then.

Queens - Woodhaven blvd - St. John's cemetery - Sounds coming from no where, objects appearing, and cold spots reported.

Rochester - Durand Eastman Park/Beach - The Lady in White roams searching for her daughter who had supposedly been raped and murdered by unknown assailants. There are many different versions to the story, but this is indeed a documented fact in the Irondequoit libraries, and police department.

Rochester - University of Rochester Library - The old stacks of the library are said to be haunted by a workman who fell during the construction of the library in 1929. Numerous sightings have been reported over the years as documented by the Campus Time newspaper.

Rochester - Webster Castle - People have reported seeing ghosts roam the remains of the house late at night.

Rome - Delta Plaza - A store that is for sale. In the corner of one of the rooms there is a stool that when light is flashed on it you can see a ghostly apparition. And in the mirror if you watch it for at least 2 minutes you can see a figure appear and then run away. During the day there are stairs that lead to the upstairs but at night, all you can see is the stairs and then they are ended by a white wall.

Rome - Fort Stanwix - A Revolutionary War fort rebuilt on its original site. Many soldiers in period dress have been sighted in various places through out the fort. Around sunrise you can sometimes hear drums and fifes, a lady crying for her sick child can be heard also. A one legged man has also been spotted by employees as well as tourists sitting in one of the barracks. At all hours of the day and night you can hear footsteps, voices, sounds of someone sweeping a floor, chopping wood, and such antics as lights going on and off by themselves, doorknobs turning, and the security alarm system being tripped.

Rome - Rome Catholic High School - After School hours, there have been numerous sightings of a ghost dressed in a nuns habit. It is known to be found in the Lab rooms, upstairs. Lights occasionally flicker, windows open and close, and water turns on and off.

Roxbury - John Burroughs Gravesite - The place is in the middle of a forest, Roxbury is the closest town to it. At Burroughs gravesite there is his grave, which is covered with grass. (He was a famous naturalist) and a rock nearby on which he sat and thought about his discoveries. If you sit directly in the center, you will feel a cold spot.

Sackets Harbor - Army Barracks - There are old army barracks on Lake Ontario in Sackets Harbor. At night there has been a man with a light upstairs on one of the balconies. This is also the sight of the war of 1812 and is an old battlefield.

Sauquoit - Orchard Hall - Orchard Hall is an old restaurant built in the late 1800's. The ghosts name is Julia and right around the time that it was built some one was at the bar downstairs and they slammed a gun on the bar and it went off killing her and she has been seen there rocking in a chair upstairs and turning on lights in the middle of the night.

Schenectady - The Stockade/ Front Street Park - It has been said that it was an Indian burial ground and when you stand close to it you can truly feel the presence of something or someone. The benches of the park have been occupied and then suddenly empty as well.

Schenectady - Union College - There is a wonderful garden behind the college. On the first full moon after the summer solstice, the spirit of Alice is said to walk along the creek there. She was burned at the stake centuries ago.

Schenectady - Veil Cemetery on State Street - Several of the statues bleed from their eyes and tops of their heads, and sometimes "cry out" at night. Apparitions, both white and black, have been sighted roaming through the graves and sitting up in trees. The old church on the site houses many apparitions. Strange lights can be seen in the windows, and an eerie "singing" can be heard just beyond the front doors.

Seneca Falls - Seneca Falls Historical Museum - The museum is supposedly haunted by a former resident named Edward Mynderse. The ghost is referred to as "Edward" and has been known to throw stuffed animals across rooms and remove tacks from the storm window plastic. He is a friendly ghost, a practical jokester. Museumgoers are informed of the ghost upon visiting the museum.

Sherrill - The Mansion House - The house is now a bed and breakfast and it is said to be believed that the bottom two floors that are now not accessible are haunted.

Shirley - South Haven Park - A room in the local park police station is believed to be a haunted by an unknown ghost. Strange occurrences and weird noises have emitted from this room and for this reason it is unused and kept closed.

Sleepy Hollow - The Sparta cemetery - on the Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown border is haunted by a number of spirits unknown as of this date. People have reported inexplicable mists and voices late at night in the fall at or around this old cemetery.

Springville - Western House - This was once an old hotel and saloon, but is now apartments and a restaurant. It is said to be haunted by the daughter of the first owner, her name is Christine.

Standish - Cherry Hill - It is said that this old house is haunted by the family who lived there. The father/husband is rumored to have killed his children and the doctor who was nursing his wife back to health. She is said to have died in the doctor's care, and that's when the murders took place. The house has a very uncomforting feeling, and many people who have gone in, have came back out never wanting to speak of the place again. Many say they have seen "figures" in the front door on the left hand side, and also in the top windows. The basement of the house is said to be one of the most frightening rooms. Many odd things have taken place while at the house, like flashlights with new batteries failing to work, and also walkie-talkies have failed. Once you go into the house, you have no contact with whoever is on the outside.

Staten Island - Abandoned Cement Factory - On one occasion it was reported that disembodied footsteps and screams were heard inside of the factory. Reports of a loud growl, voices, and footsteps and on one occasion, the entire facility shook violently. On the second floor, a chair that was placed in the corner, when the witness turned around to walk out of the room, their partner yelled that the chair was now at a desk in the center of the room.

Staten Island - Baron Hirsch Cemetery - The cemetery has spirits dating back to the early 1800's. People who live in the neighborhood have reported that some of the spirits from the cemetery have gravitated to the houses near the cemetery property and have now become unwelcome residents. Shadowy figures have been seen near these homes.

Staten Island - Billop House - (foot of Hylan Blvd)- occasional apparitions of several Revolutionary War era ghosts in the house and garden.

Staten Island - Canard Mansion - (now St. John's Univ-Howard Av)- Ghostly face of man who committed suicide in the 1890's appears at window of second floor.

Staten Island - The Conference House, next-door to The Billop House - It's said that the house is haunted by Redcoats- when walking through it you can feel someone tap your shoulder or you can hear the faint sound of singing.

Staten Island - College of Staten Island - The college radio station (WSIA) has had reports of equipment running on its own and lights going on and off, there have even been sightings of figures standing in rooms alone.

Staten island - Fort Wadsworth - The ghosts here play games with your eyes. Sights of a mysterious soldier ghost walking through walls and moving cars, also some people have reported blacking out and having flash backs- one woman reported flashing back into a war time and seeing though the eyes of a nurse with black curly hair she saw people hurt and dying in a room she looked out the window to see more and a soldier grabbed her arm and turned her around screamed in her face to get down and take cover, the room exploded and she snapped back to reality. Also as people look a empty fields, blink and see dead soldiers and blood.

Staten Island - Kreischer Mansion - It's said that a girl mysteriously got pushed in to and locked in a closet that would not open and someone had to break the door down. There are mysterious banging noises, doors slamming on their own, and apparitions in the mirrors. Cold winds have swept through the basement area.

Staten Island - Old Bermuda Inn- (Arthur Kill Rd) Specter of a young woman walks thru dining areas, and appears on stairs.

Staten Island - Old Brier House - Now an abandoned old building. A little girl who once lived there saw an apparition of a women in a wedding gown at the end of a hall. At 2:00 A.M. every morning, the residents would hear gunshots coming from the basement.

Staten Island - OLD SEAVIEW HOSPITAL - An old T.B. and insane asylum hospital, vacant and guarded by a fence-located on Rockland Ave. across from the newly situated Seaview Hospital- many spirits are known to roam the old buildings of the hospitals-spirits of tortured patients.

Staten Island - Richmond Town - Richmond Town is located off of Amboy Road in Staten Island New York with a number of historical houses to visit. The houses range from 100-300 years old. All of the houses are known to have spirits in them. If you go there late at night, there is a specific house located on one of the side streets, which is white in color with a green cellar door on the side of the house. If you look up at the left hand window, you will without a doubt see the apparition of a little boy in the window. Two little boys were known to have died in the upper level of the house. You can go on a tour of Richmond Town during the day with the tour guides,(but it's more fun to explore at night). The up stairs in the children’s house smells like a hospital, and the kitchen of the children’s house still smells like the burning of the stove after a meal. If you go near the kitchen window at night, it smells like something was just cooked on the wood-burning stove. The schoolhouse in historical Richmond town is also haunted. There is also a small graveyard next to the old courthouse in Richmond Town, which has many restless spirits in it. One spirit is that of a young girl with a broken heart, who has been known to wander around at night looking for her lost love. When boys walk passed the graveyard or through Richmond Town, she sometimes mistakes them for being her long lost love.

Staten Island - St. Augustine Monastery - During the 1800s, St. Augustine was a holding ground for nuns, priests, and monks in training. One of the monks in training was said to have gone crazy. The Brother went about and killed everyone who resided in St. Augustine Monastery. To this day, it was said that the restless spirit of the Brother still roams the halls. Researchers have even claimed that they have seen or felt the spirit in the basement area.

Staten Island - Tottenville - The woods at the end of Hylan Blvd, on Satterlee, were once an old Indian burial ground. If the trails are followed properly, you will come across an in-ground well, or DUMPING AREA, but be careful, DON'T GET TOO CLOSE! It is said that there are still spirits wandering around what is also now a car graveyard.

Staten Island - Vanderbilt Tomb - (Moravian Cemetery-Richmond Rd)- Photos taken of people at the tomb either have additional (unknown) persons present when developed, or just the tomb appears with no image of the people who posed.

St. Bonaventure - St. Bonaventure University - Devereux Hall - The top floor of this residence hall was supposedly closed after a séance held by students went too far and someone died. Students say they can hear noises coming from the floor. Students have also reported seeing a ghost jogger who runs up and down the halls.

Stillwater - Stillwater Cemetery - Sightings of a green glowing orb above a gravesite

Stony Brook - Mill House - Abandoned house where a woman in white can be seen pacing the top floor of the house with a candle.

Stony Brook - Satan’s Trails - On North Country Rd. (Route 25A) - you will see a white Congressional Church on the North side of the road. To the right of the church is a cemetery and to the left is a parking lot with a dirt road going into the woods. Down this dirt road are three houses in the middle of nowhere. The third and largest is an abandoned boarding house. Home to three separate ghosts. Two of which are an old men and a little girl. The third is an angry spirit named "Wacker". This ghost in his mortal life committed suicide in a bedroom at the end of one of the hallways on the second floor.

Steuben - Bath - V. A. Center Cemetery - it is said you can that you can see the soldiers.

Steuben - Potatoe Hill - Around 30 years ago a Teacher killed 7 students on Potato Hill (right next to STAR HILL) There is also a cemetery on top of the hill that is an old Revolutionary War burial ground. Many strange noises are heard and occasionally you can see a lantern in the cemetery and high beams from a car that isn’t really there.

Strykersville - Goosehill Cemetery - The cemetery on the top of Goosehill is from the 1800-early 1900's. Very small (about 30 graves or so) surrounded by woods on top of a steep hill, many have witnessed strange dark shadows walking around, and unexplained voices from the woods surrounding it.

Sunnyside - Irvington - Former home of Washington Irving is reportedly haunted by his ghost and those of his nieces who used to take care of the place. He likes to pinch women, and the nieces have been known to tidy the place at night after the interpreters have left for the evening.

Syracuse - "13 curves" - located on Onondaga Hill, apparently is the site where about 70 years ago a newly married couple had been killed in an auto accident trying to go through the treacherous curves. To this day it is said that a woman in a flowing white gown can be seen through the woods looking for her bridegroom.

Syracuse - Community Senior Center (former Fire House Station) - Located on Seneca Turnpike (Rt. 173) south of the city b/n Salina and Midland Aves, this former fire station is host to a spirit that walks the stairs and upper floor.

Syracuse - Split Rock Quarry - On July 12, 1918, a munitions plant exploded at Split Rock Quarry, west of Syracuse. It took the lives of 50 men with it. 15 were never identified and buried in a common grave. More than 80 years after the plant blew up, the spirits of the dead still roam the ledges or stand on the ruined rock crusher of the old quarry. They glow in shades of green and yellow, a ghostly after-image of the effects of picric acid, the bitter, and toxic explosive that once stained miners' skin yellow-green.

Syracuse - The Landmark Theatre - An apparition known as the "lady in white" has been seen by numerous people over many decades. She is usually seen lingering quietly in the balcony of the theater.

Syracuse - Woodlawn cemetery - A strange white apparision has been known to chase visitors.

Tonawanda - Elmlawn Cemetery - At night orbs can be seen, when driving by this cemetery. A number of unidentified lights as well can be seen inside the cemetery as well. This normally occurs between midnight and 3am.

Troy - Forest Park / Pine wood cemetery - Forest Park cemetery (also known as Pinewood Cemetery is known to be in the top ten haunted cemeteries in the country. It is an old deserted cemetery- no new bodies have been buried there for many years. Many ghosts have been sighted there, photos of strange things have also been taken and published in the local newspapers. A renowned psychic says the cemetery was build on an Indian burial ground, and the spiritual activity is very turbulent and malicious.

Troy - Langsingburgh high school -In room 243 there is sightings of dead children running and playing. These children are from a huge mass murder by one of the teachers in 1936. Also the killer John Cipperley is seen waving an ax.

Troy - St. Mary's Cemetery -Just at the bottom of the hill, a green, glowing orb can be seen hovering right in front of a gravestone.

Troy - Troy Country Club -When driving by the Troy Country Club at night there have been sightings of a waitress that worked there in the 70's. It is rumored that when she was driving to work there one winter night, her car slipped on ice and fell off the bridge. Even in the daytime you can see footprints leading into the woods in the snow.

Troy - West Hall - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - This building served as a hospital prior to becoming a classroom building for RPI. The ghost of a lady in white is often seen walking the halls. She is said to be a nurse that died in a fire that gutted the building while trying to save children. The ghost is welcomed and well liked. Signs jokingly say things such as "Please turn off the lights for the ghost when you leave."

Utica - Stanley Theatre - There is a seat that they do not sell the ticket for, nor will they tell you what seat it is. Many people who have sat in the seat have felt someone sit on them, or try to force them out of the seat.

Utica - Trenton Road Ave - The Weaver House (torn down) Get on Trenton road and head towards Deerfield. Go past willow dr., and less than an 1/8 of a mile there will be a traffic light and on the left will be a red broken down house with spray paint on it. This is the house lost in a fire owned by the Weavers. The fire killed some members of the family and their graves are on top of a hill past the house on the left. Look hard and you'll find it. Aghost has been seen walking with a lamp into the woods and up to the grave sight.

Valley Stream - Valley Stream State Park - Young Woman seen sitting in woods then disappearing within a few seconds without a trace

Victor - Powder Mills Park - haunted by many different spirits, including that of a bearded man in period dress.

Warwick - Wickham Rail Road Tracks - A white ball of light, similar to the front of a train engine, has appeared out of nowhere and rides the rails. Many people in the Wickham area have seen this phenomenon. It comes at you so quickly that there is just enough time to jump out of the way. It then disappears quickly as it materialized.

Queens - American Museum of Moving Image - voices heard when no on there. Footsteps following you at night. Black woman in white dress seen often sitting in the security desk at night.

Watertown - Thompson Park - Apparent Time vortex/ portal which sends individuals through a lapse of time and or location.www.hauntedny.com has more information on a related case.

Wayne - Isle of Pines - The isle of Pines, is an old hotel, that no longer stands, there is a house that now stands right next to where the hotel used to be, they say that you can see a lady riding a horse and that she was killed. The house is also haunted, because anybody that lived or lives there dies within 2-4 years of living there, by murder, or sickness, or anything. They say that this ground is cursed and haunted.

West Babylon - Badger Lane - This is a narrow road (surrounded by trees) with a only a few abandoned houses on the road. At night, you can see a ghost in the houses wandering around.

West Babylon - South Bay Elementary School - Many sightings of a little boy wandering in the recreation area at night is seen, he’s usually seen walking around the area where the old fire house burnt down around the late 1800's.also, numerous times, an old man that looks poor is seen wandering.

West Hempstead - streets around Eagle Ave. & the Train Tracks - there have been multiple sightings by locals. Most are at the train station. a floating blue/white light which looks like an old man. Is seen "walking" slowly across the tracks. when he is across he turns back looks and dissipates. Others have seen the old man walking in front of there houses in every case the man looks at the onlooker then dissipates. The neighborhood dogs wont even go out side at times and in some rare cases when people noticed that there dogs wouldn’t even come into different rooms in there houses they have reported seeing the man in there house. But that is rare and only two people have seen this. Some people don’t see the man but here a voice whisper "come here."

Whitehall - Skene Manor - The apparition of a woman in a full-skirted dress and wearing a distinct ring on her right hand, haunts this old mansion. She appears for a few seconds and then turns into a glowing ball of light. There are also reports of people seeing the image of a skeleton. The mysterious lady has appeared in the dining area in various forms. Sometimes, just her hand will appear wearing a huge ring. She then materializes in the fountain behind the bar. The woman is believed to be Colonel Skene's wife. When she died, the colonel placed her body in a led lined coffin, which he kept in part of the house. After the old mansion became a restaurant, the owner placed the coffin behind the bar and built a fountain around it.

Whitesboro - Whitesboro Middle School - Clock tower - When your in the hallways around 3 o'clock not looking straight down the hall, but at the corner of your eye, there is a ghost Believed to be Nelly Love. Approximately 15 years ago the Whitesboro Central School's Superintendent (Nelly Love) was getting ready for work one morning and experienced a heart attack. It run's quickly across the hall into another room. Footage has been taken, but you can't see the ghost in the picture. It has happened lots of times.

Whitesboro - Whitesboro Middle School - is haunted by a decapitated football player. Who can be seen wearing his jersey while holding his head.

Whitesboro - Whitesboro Senior High School - Many years ago... an unpopular kid was not happy with his life, so he decided to hang himself in the back of the school. It is said that every 7th period of the school day of lunch.. kids have seen him looking through the windows of warrior hall waiting for kids to notice him because he never was the center of attention before. While building an addition onto the high school building, a construction worker was killed. Fearing the effect this would have on the schools reputation the incident was kept quiet and the workers family paid off. Soon after people began to notice that the temperature was much cooler in the new rooms. Doors would shut by themselves and students would feel someone poking them only to find no one there. Chairs would be pulled away from empty desks and on one occasion, a teacher left her classroom for one minute and came back to find the door locked.

Wynantskill - Evergreen Cemetery - If you go there to take a look at the tombstones you will see a lady in a black dress. She is up on top of the hill by the headstones. If you see her she will look at you then you will turn away and then turn back around and she will be gone!!!

Whitesboro - Whitesboro Senior High School - room 513 - It is said this room is haunted. As soon as you walk in the door you receive a chill. It is said that the room was once a bathroom and a vicious murder was taking place. They say that sometimes early in the morning you can see a shadow of a boy and hear him moaning and screaming.

Woodgate - Camp Truk Masonic Youth Home - This camp use to be an orphanage. It is said that every cabin there is hunted by one ghost it is also rumored that the lake we swim in is full of dead bodies, that after a child there died they would either throw them in the lake to bury them. Many of the kids have seen apparitions.

Wyoming County - New York State Environmentally Preserved Land - This 100 acre woodland, on the northern boundary of Wyoming County, was sectioned off by the state and preserved in its original ecological state. It is now a park, where nothing is built aside for a few dirt roads and horse riding trails. A number of people have reported seeing apparitions of Indians being massacred here. It is also said that once a year during the summer months, residents from the neighboring Indian Reservation will come up to the state lands and disappear into the woods until morning.

Yonkers - School 13 - Some students complained back in about 1995 of the bathroom doors being swung open and some complained of seeing a little girl in a white dress roam the halls.

Youngstown - Old Fort Niagara - The French Castle at the fort is where most of the paranormal experiences have occurred.



GHOSTELLER aka R@lph WiggUm

I LIVE IN NY!!!

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