Comedian Chris Williams tweeted today that he never met a NY’er bragging about living on Roosevelt Island, though he says we do have a cool cable car.
@Rooseveltisland people go on how they are from Brooklyn etc..but I haven’t meet anyone who brags about RI. You have a cool Cable Car!
Chris W (@thatbritguynyc) February 19, 2014
The Roosevelt Island Twitterverse quickly responded.
@thatbritguynyc @rooseveltisland that’s a statistical bias. You haven’t met many people from RI because we’re few. Many of us love it!
Nicolas Robine (@notSoJunkDNA) February 19, 2014
@notSoJunkDNA @Rooseveltisland @thatbritguynyc I grew up in RI from 95-00 and as a global nomad 3rd culture kid- its one of my fav places!
Marwan Dahab (@Marwan_Dahab) February 19, 2014
@thatbritguynyc @Rooseveltisland we love it here lived on UES for 10 years before we moved here!! Not leaving anytime soon.
Jen (@4aesthetics) February 19, 2014
@notSoJunkDNA @Rooseveltisland @thatbritguynyc RI has only been residential for 30 or 35 years and so little tradition (yet) of lving there.
bluemumfred (@bluemumfred) February 19, 2014
@thatbritguynyc @Rooseveltisland RIers are less insufferable than the people who insist you know how cool they are b/c they live in Bklyn.
Kristy Lamb (@KLambPhD) February 19, 2014
UPDATE 9:40 PM:
@notSoJunkDNA @thatbritguynyc @Rooseveltisland – We are very few, and it is a great place to live! We do need better restaurants though.
Rhonda Pringle (@RhondaPringle) February 20, 2014
@thatbritguynyc Umm…Chris…proud New Yorker here who grew up on Roosevelt Island. You wish!!
Dana Doyle (@TheMagicYears) February 20, 2014