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Fantastic Bird's Eye View Of Roosevelt Island, Central Park And Manhattan Skyscrapers

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  1. jane K on Come In Your Spookiest Costume For The Annual Roosevelt Island Halloween Extravaganza & Main Street Parade Saturday October 24October 14, 2026 9:22 pm

    This parade completely closes down Main Street. This is a terrible idea. RIOC should figure out an alternative. Hopefully there…

  2. Matthew Katz on Visitor Asks What Should Be Done With The Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins, Keep It Protected Or Let It Go?October 14, 2026 3:47 pm

    The Smallpox Hospital should be restored and preserved. It is a national landmark built by one of our great architects,…

  3. Connie Nathanson on Visitor Asks What Should Be Done With The Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins, Keep It Protected Or Let It Go?October 14, 2026 3:17 pm

    Totally disagree with David Stone. It is an architectural marvel of great historic importance and should be rehabilitated and preserved.

  4. David Stone on Visitor Asks What Should Be Done With The Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins, Keep It Protected Or Let It Go?October 14, 2026 3:11 am

    No question, the ruins should come down as I wrote almost ten years ago. Instead of this inconsequential monument -…

  5. Rosemary Kleinberg on Visitor Asks What Should Be Done With The Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins, Keep It Protected Or Let It Go?October 13, 2026 11:28 pm

    It should be preserved it's part of the History of New York and Roosevelt Island. The thing that's sad is…

  6. Andrea Niall on Roosevelt Island Domestic Violence Assaults, Package Thefts, Late Night Noise Nuisance Incidents, Traffic Safety & ParkingOctober 12, 2026 9:31 pm

    can there be a designated area to smoke weed? it’s legal and roosevelt island is a lovely spot

  7. Janet Falk on Here Is What Roosevelt Island Residents Told Me About Local NewsOctober 6, 2026 9:28 pm

    Jake, Thanks for this thoughtful summary of your initial findings. It would be helpful to the readers if you reminded…

  8. Kenia on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 25, 2026 2:47 pm

    Between the difficulties of transport that have escalated over the years as this island continues to be overdeveloped to the…

  9. Bonnie R. Goodman on Meet The Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival Mural Artists As They Share Personal Inspirations & The Imagined Worlds Of Their PaintingsSeptember 23, 2026 10:31 pm

    It was really great to hear the artist talk about their work; their inspiration, their ideas, and whatever else they…

  10. Rocco on RIOC President BJ Jones Seeking Bonding Authority To Finance Capital Projects, Discusses Roosevelt Island Challenges & Successes After Completing One Year On The JobSeptember 21, 2026 10:00 am

    Appreciate the interview and frank response from RIOC President. Thank you for the article.

  11. Rocco on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 21, 2026 9:57 am

    Not surprised at all to be honest, it's an easy money making venture redeveloping on the island. I wouldn't be…

  12. Colleen Kennedy on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 21, 2026 1:19 am

    This is terrible! The Island is already overbuilt. I remember when South Point was magical - the two bodies of…

  13. Kevin on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 20, 2026 9:11 pm

    If transportation is not developed as well, I think the increase in the number of apartments would significantly harm residents'…

  14. David Stone on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 20, 2026 7:12 am

    Isn't it nice that no one in the community, except condo owners (Think Southtown and Rivercross), gets so much as…

  15. David Stone on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 20, 2026 7:07 am

    With no community input or discussion at all. This is, underneath the bureaucratic verbiage, a handout to real estate developers…

  16. Pamela on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 19, 2026 11:44 pm

    No building of any size should be considered until something is done about the transportation issues we are currently facing…

  17. Pamela Pequeno on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 19, 2026 11:41 pm

    No building of any size should be considered until something is done about the transportation issues we are currently facing…

  18. Mickey on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 18, 2026 10:12 pm

    It should be no surprise that the state/city would want to develop the Coler site. 3500 units in a space…

  19. Robert Pickering on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 18, 2026 9:33 pm

    RIOC should be focusing on infrastructure improvements on the island rather than further development. Part of that infrastructure improvement should…

  20. Kimberly on Future Of Roosevelt Island May Include 3 Million Sq Ft Of Mixed Use Real Estate Development At Coler Hospital With 3500 New Residential Apartments And 400 Units At Steam Plant SitesSeptember 18, 2026 12:19 pm

    We need a bank and Urgent Care. We need Graduate Hotel to reopened because it provides two restaurants. Priority Tram…

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