Received this comment from a reader:
today (12th of August) I visited the island for the very first time and I immediately fell in love with it.
I am an Italian 28 yo software engineer seeking for a place to live in NY.
Roosvelt Island is the place to be!Prices are quite high (as the rest of the city, btw) but one way or the other I will move there.
R.I. is the best place I have seen in NYC.
Ciao
Roosevelt Island image is from New York Social Diary.