Image From Curbed Roosevelt Island is up against Brooklyn’s Dumbo today in the first round for the 2012 Curbed Neighborhood of the Year Contest. For those not familiar withthe Contest from previous years:
The Curbed Cup, our annual award to the New York City neighborhood of the year, is kicking off with 16 ‘hoods vying for the prestigious fake trophy. This week we’ll have two matchups per day, and all the results and the full tourney bracket will be reviewed on Friday. Voting for each pairing ends 24 hours after it begins. Let the eliminations commence!…
Of the 16 New York City neighborhoods competing this year, Roosevelt Island is ceded 5th. Click here to cast your vote for Roosevelt Island but please, no ballot stuffing this year as happened during the very close 2010 contest against Park Slope. 
Image From geehowquaint Only vote once. As of now, 6:25 PM, Roosevelt Island is way behind in the voting. With 357 votes cast, Dumbo leads with 75% to Roosevelt Island’s 25% of the vote. Click here to vote for Roosevelt Island.