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    The Return of the RI Monument and RIOC’s Lack of Integrity
    Janet Falk
    • May 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Return of the RI Monument and RIOC’s Lack of Integrity

    The RI monument, installed on October 8, 2018, was erected on a three-month trial basis. According to the calendar, that period ended on...
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    Judy Berdy on Ensuring We are More than an Asterisk in the History Books
    Francine Elisaia and Mark Strong Shinozaki
    • Mar 24, 2019
    • 20 min

    Judy Berdy on Ensuring We are More than an Asterisk in the History Books

    In 2007 Judy Berdy, opened the Visitors Center. She used a kiosk that once marked the entrance to the Trolley Station people took to get...
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    The Best of Intentions: Damnation Island
    Briana Warsing
    • Dec 11, 2018
    • 5 min

    The Best of Intentions: Damnation Island

    It was standing room only at the Roosevelt Island branch of the New York Public Library Thursday night, as Islanders braved below...
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    HEY SUSAN! A Q&A with RIOC President Susan Rosenthal
    briana644
    • Nov 19, 2018
    • 7 min

    HEY SUSAN! A Q&A with RIOC President Susan Rosenthal

    HEY SUSAN! I recently learned that you don't live on Roosevelt Island. Do you think that your investment in the community is at all...
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    Library Gains a Collection, but Loses a Treasure
    Briana Warsing
    • Jan 6, 2018
    • 4 min

    Library Gains a Collection, but Loses a Treasure

    On December 16, standing in front of a bust of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, members of the Roosevelt Island Community Literary...
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    Gifts that Celebrate Roosevelt Island
    briana644
    • Dec 5, 2017
    • 1 min

    Gifts that Celebrate Roosevelt Island

    Just in time for tree trimming, the Roosevelt Island Historical Society has released a new holiday ornament celebrating Blackwell House....
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    RIOC Rethinks Welcome Sign
    Briana Warsing
    • Dec 5, 2017
    • 3 min

    RIOC Rethinks Welcome Sign

    After receiving mixed public reaction to the proposed installation of large, red R and I letters on the lawn in front of the Tramway...
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    Work Begins to Restore Blackwell House
    Briana Warsing
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    Work Begins to Restore Blackwell House

    The fence has gone up, completely obscuring 220-year-old Blackwell House while the community awaits its makeover. What should we expect...
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    Goldwater Memorial’s Legacy of Innovation
    Melanie C. Colter
    • Oct 13, 2017
    • 3 min

    Goldwater Memorial’s Legacy of Innovation

    Long before Cornell Tech’s campus stood at the southern end of Roosevelt Island, serving as a beacon for innovation and emerging...
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    Snapshots: Fall for Arts 2017
    briana644
    • Oct 5, 2017
    • 1 min

    Snapshots: Fall for Arts 2017

    Despite a scorching heat wave, Islanders came out to enjoy a day of art, exercise, dance, and music at the Fall for Arts Festival on...
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    When Nature Calls
    briana644
    • Aug 27, 2017
    • 1 min

    When Nature Calls

    Thousands of visitors step onto the Island every year. Isn't it time we gave them a place to pee?
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    Kiosk Workers Aren't Volunteers
    briana644
    • Aug 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    Kiosk Workers Aren't Volunteers

    Judy Berdy, president of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, lets us know we goofed. Let's set the record straight.
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    Visitors Center Celebrates 10 Years
    Kelly Turner
    • Jul 31, 2017
    • 4 min

    Visitors Center Celebrates 10 Years

    It’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...
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    Opinion: Island’s War on Drugs Is Part of a Long History
    Khadijah Abdurahman
    • Jun 24, 2017
    • 3 min

    Opinion: Island’s War on Drugs Is Part of a Long History

    Calls to step up policing are just another way of saying "Get Out."
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    The Island's Surprising Role in Medical History
    Dana Agmon
    • Apr 9, 2017
    • 6 min

    The Island's Surprising Role in Medical History

    Today, the role of antiseptics and good hygiene in preventing the spread of disease and infection is considered a cornerstone of...
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    Once a Beacon for Sailors and Madmen, the Blackwell Light Now Illuminates the Past
    Sara Maher
    • Feb 19, 2017
    • 4 min

    Once a Beacon for Sailors and Madmen, the Blackwell Light Now Illuminates the Past

    Between the asylum, penitentiary, multiple hospitals, sprawling apartment complexes, and the soon-to-be-completed Cornell Tech campus,...
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