Roosevelt Island | search
Click here to view Roosevelt Island news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Blackwell's Island (Roosevelt Island), New York City - U.S. National ...Blackwell’s Island, now known as Roosevelt Island, has a deep connection to disability and incarceration. For much of the early 1900s, New Yorkers nicknamed the island Welfare Island after the asylums, prisons, and almshouses that were built there.
- Roosevelt Island - WikipediaRoosevelt Island is an island in New York City's East River, within the borough of Manhattan. It lies between Manhattan Island to the west, and the borough of Queens, on Long Island, to the east. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) long, with an area of 147 acres (0.59 km 2), and had a population of 11,722 as of the 2020 United States Census. It ...
- Roosevelt Island - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024) - TripadvisorRoosevelt Island is a beautiful Island in the East River of NYC. It is often skipped, but has a lot of things to offer. These include the Roosevelt Island tram, the abandoned smallpox hospital, Lighthouse park, the Four Freedoms State Park, and the amazing views of Manhattan’s east side of course.
- Roosevelt Island Guide: Planning Your Visit - TripSavvyRoosevelt Island may just be New York City’s best-kept secret. Find out how to get there (hint: a sky-high tram is one option) and what to do with our guide to Roosevelt Island.
- Roosevelt Island Landmarks & Visitors' Guide - ConventionsRoosevelt Island. Set in the East River with sweeping views of Manhattan's East Side, this residential community that once was the location for prisons, poor houses and...
More
