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    Halloween Fundraisers: Don a Costume for a Cause
    Rachel Dowling
    • Oct 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    Halloween Fundraisers: Don a Costume for a Cause

    Halloween is a great time for fun... and fundraising. Next weekend beloved island institutions Island Kids and Main Street Theatre and...
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    Get Ready for Roosevelt Island Day!
    Briana Warsing
    • Jun 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Get Ready for Roosevelt Island Day!

    Roosevelt Island Day, the day to give back to the Island and celebrate our neighborhood is tomorrow. Breakfast, hosted by the Roosevelt...
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    Largest Pride Flag in NYC at FDR Park
    Briana Warsing
    • Jun 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Largest Pride Flag in NYC at FDR Park

    New York's largest pride flag, 12 feet by 100 feet, will be unveiled at FDR Four Freedoms Park on June 14. It will adorn the Park's...
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    More Or Less I Am, FDR Park Does Public Theatre
    Briana Warsing
    • May 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    More Or Less I Am, FDR Park Does Public Theatre

    Next Thursday, to celebrate New York born Walt Whitman’s 200th Birthday, Compagnia De' Colombari, an international collective of...
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    The Theory of Relativity Opens Friday at MSTDA
    Rachel Dowling
    • Apr 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Theory of Relativity Opens Friday at MSTDA

    This Friday another exciting production opens at Main Street Theater and Dance Alliance (MSTDA): The Theory of Relativity, presented by...
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    Snapshots: Egg Hunt A Success Despite Early Rain
    briana644
    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Snapshots: Egg Hunt A Success Despite Early Rain

    A little rain couldn't stop these egg hunters! After being postponed from 10am to 4pm due to weather, Island kids found 10,000 eggs at...
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    Snapshots: 2019 RI Cherry Blossom Festival
    photos by Alexandre Tolipan
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    Snapshots: 2019 RI Cherry Blossom Festival

    On Saturday April 13, the eighth annual Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival was held. Like previous years, there was a morning tea...
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    Snapshots: Exploring Your Freedom: Uniting a Nation Murals Displayed in Motorgate Gallery
    briana644
    • Apr 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Snapshots: Exploring Your Freedom: Uniting a Nation Murals Displayed in Motorgate Gallery

    Despite it being a cold and rainy evening (there were heat lamps!), artists and art lovers assembled in Motorgate last Friday evening to...
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    Teen Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opens Friday
    Rachel Dowling
    • Jan 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    Teen Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opens Friday

    This weekend, Islanders will be treated to Shakespeare comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, acted by the local teens in Main Street Theater...
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    Neighborhood Scientists Organize First Nisi Pub Talk
    Briana Warsing
    • Jan 13, 2019
    • 3 min

    Neighborhood Scientists Organize First Nisi Pub Talk

    The Weill Cornell Post-Doctoral Association is sponsoring its first Post Doc Pub Talk, a Science Outreach Event, at Nisi on January 22....
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    Snapshots: 2018 Monster Bash
    briana644
    • Oct 13, 2018
    • 1 min

    Snapshots: 2018 Monster Bash

    The local public school hosted their annual Monster Bash this past Friday. The PTA fundraiser has long been seen by Island children as...
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    Well-known Art Event Ditches Old Digs for Roosevelt Island
    Lauren Blankstein
    • Oct 13, 2018
    • 4 min

    Well-known Art Event Ditches Old Digs for Roosevelt Island

    Meredith Monk chose Roosevelt Island for a site-specific performance in 1994 called American Archeology No. 1: Roosevelt Island, which...
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    New Library Officially Breaks Ground
    Briana Warsing
    • Oct 13, 2018
    • 5 min

    New Library Officially Breaks Ground

    In her remarks, Lorraine Lasker, Island resident and former RICLA board member discussed the vision for the original Roosevelt Library,...
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    Islander Organizes Community Events that Celebrate Life and Explore Death
    Briana Warsing
    • Oct 7, 2018
    • 4 min

    Islander Organizes Community Events that Celebrate Life and Explore Death

    Reimagine End of Life, billed as a week that explores big questions about life and death through creativity and conversation, is coming...
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    Snapshots: 2018 Fall for Arts Festival
    briana644
    • Oct 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    Snapshots: 2018 Fall for Arts Festival

    Creativity was in the air Saturday as Islanders came out for the annual Fall for Arts festival, which included dance lessons, yoga,...
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    Four Freedoms Draws Families For Peace
    Briana Warsing
    • Sep 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    Four Freedoms Draws Families For Peace

    Photos by Alexandre Tolipan Four Freedoms Park, surrounded by water on three sides with its expansive views of the Manhattan skyline,...
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    Carnival on Sunday to Support the Child School
    Dan Sadlier
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 1 min

    Carnival on Sunday to Support the Child School

    Kick off the new school year with free food and carnival games!
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    Cornell Tech Launches Community Conversations
    Briana Warsing
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Cornell Tech Launches Community Conversations

    Cornell Tech is launching its conversation series next Tuesday, a forum where Cornell Tech professors discuss what they’re working on and...
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    Health & Wellness: Let's Talk About Cancer
    Briana Warsing
    • Jul 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    Health & Wellness: Let's Talk About Cancer

    Assistant Professor Dr. Oninye. D. Balogun, MD is presenting this free seminar Cornell Tech and the Roosevelt Island Seniors Association...
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    The Best Roosevelt Island Fireworks Guide
    Briana Warsing
    • Jul 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Best Roosevelt Island Fireworks Guide

    If you plan to watch the fireworks from the best vantage point on the East River, Roosevelt Island, here’s everything you need to know....
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