Briana WarsingMar 3, 20195 minElevator Project to Resume Within the MonthIslanders taking the Tram in recent weeks land on the south side in Manhattan with a birds eye view of a big hole in the ground where our...
Briana WarsingOct 13, 20185 minNew Library Officially Breaks GroundIn her remarks, Lorraine Lasker, Island resident and former RICLA board member discussed the vision for the original Roosevelt Library,...
Dottie JeffriesOct 4, 20185 minRoosevelt Island Featured in Exhibit on Museum MileRoosevelt Island's distinguished history in medicine, healthcare, and treatment of communicative diseases, is on display as part of the...
Linda HeimerJul 2, 20184 minIsland Trailblazer Honored by SerranoIt was a special occasion for a special woman. Island resident, Mary Eileen Fitzgerald, age 95, clad in a salmon-colored suit, was...
Briana WarsingJan 6, 20182 minOur History, LostFor years, a small corner in the back of our local library branch has held a little-known treasury of our Island’s history: a...
Briana WarsingJan 6, 20184 minLibrary Gains a Collection, but Loses a TreasureOn December 16, standing in front of a bust of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, members of the Roosevelt Island Community Literary...
Kelly TurnerDec 16, 20173 minIsland Teens Launch Time Capsule ProjectLast summer, it struck 16-year-old Mark Shinozaki just how quickly the Island around him was changing. For example, the high school...
Nellie Negrin FinneganNov 12, 20174 minRIRA's Grassroots Beginnings[Editor’s note: The following is a reprint of an article published in 2007, at the time of RIRA’s 30th anniversary, with some minor...
Melanie C. ColterOct 13, 20173 minGoldwater Memorial’s Legacy of InnovationLong before Cornell Tech’s campus stood at the southern end of Roosevelt Island, serving as a beacon for innovation and emerging...
briana644Aug 27, 20172 minFree Transfers Will Make or Break Ferry for CommutersThe ferry will never attract commuters so long as they have to pay twice to get to their destinations. The Tram proved that. Matthew Katz of
Kelly TurnerJul 31, 20174 minVisitors Center Celebrates 10 YearsIt’s a scene that plays out over and over again: A Tram lands on the Island and, slowly, small groups of riders separate from the flow of...
Dottie JeffriesMay 28, 20172 minFor Alec Dana, the Island is More Than Just Home, It’s His BirthplaceIsland residents come from near and far, but few can claim to have come from quite so near as Islander Alec Dana. The 85-year-old...
Dana AgmonApr 9, 20176 minThe Island's Surprising Role in Medical HistoryToday, the role of antiseptics and good hygiene in preventing the spread of disease and infection is considered a cornerstone of...
Sara MaherFeb 19, 20174 minOnce a Beacon for Sailors and Madmen, the Blackwell Light Now Illuminates the PastBetween the asylum, penitentiary, multiple hospitals, sprawling apartment complexes, and the soon-to-be-completed Cornell Tech campus,...