Image of Roosevelt Island Dogs From CUNY Interactive Journalism
CUNY”S Interactive Journalism blog profiles Roosevelt Island’s Dog Mistress, the blogger Roosevelt Island Dogs who:

… organizes the weekly Small Dog Play Group at the islands northern tip, works with the parks department on making improvements to the dog runs, and runs the Roosevelt Island Dogs blog….

Roosevelt Island Dogs comments on not being called the “Dog Lady”, comparing having dogs on Roosevelt Island versus Manhattan, the Roosevelt Island spirit and more.Here’s a You Tube video of Roosevelt Island Dogs playing at the Octagon Dog run.
It’s hard to imagine but there was a time when Roosevelt Island was a place without dogs.