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E/F – The glass of history1 comment

john wrote 2 weeks ago: “We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history … In history a great volume is unrolle … more →

Tags: Beauty, Freedom, Ideas!, Order, Politics, revolution, Truth, War, change

Feelin' Groovy3 comments

typehype wrote 1 month ago: Tramway cables on the left, the 59th St. Bridge on the right. I’d always wanted to ride the tr … more →

Tags: New York Life, Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Manhattan, newtown creek, Queens, small pox hospital, The East River, the ny lunatic asylum

Manhattan*Pouty Time

letspout wrote 1 month ago: Name// The Marriage of Money and Real Estate (http://www.tomostudio.com/exhibitions_roosevelt.html) … more →

Tags: October 2009, The Marriage of Money and Real Estate, New York, tom otterness

Above the Bustle

jahfer91 wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: New York City & Brooklyn, photograph, Buildings, New York, Overview, Ride, sky, Skyline, TRAM

The many names given to Roosevelt Island5 comments

wildnewyork wrote 2 months ago: Has any borough, neighborhood, or stretch of land in New York City been renamed as many times as Roo … more →

Tags: midtown, Blackwell's Island, Canarsie Indians, Captain John Manning, Hog Island, Manning's Island, Minnahanock, Varcken Island, Welfare Island

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Katie Spain wrote 2 months ago: the first time i went to roosevelt island, i went with my sweetie. we took the train (the f is the o … more →

Tags: NYC, Drawing, Beautiful, History, ruin, smallpox, lighthouse, Ghosts, view of Manhattan

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peter rudd wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: the city, New York

Making music on Manhattan's other island

Steven wrote 2 months ago: Gloria Deluxe onstage at Roosevelt Live on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. (Photos copyright 2009, S … more →

Tags: Music, Pop and Rock, jazz, Cynthia Hopkins, Gloria Deluxe, Roosevelt Live, Ethan Lipton, Ethan Lipton and His Orchestra

Escape to an island with Cynthia Hopkins

Steven wrote 2 months ago: Cynthia Hopkins: Musical chameleon Who is Cynthia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Hol … more →

Tags: Theater, Music, Pop and Rock, Cynthia Hopkins, Gloria Deluxe, The Accidental Trilogy, St. Anns Warehouse, Roosevelt Live

A Borough Excursion Part One: Queens

mariangeles88 wrote 3 months ago: Inspired by what beautiful weather we were having on Sunday, I decided to take a trip to a far away, … more →

Tags: Museums, Free, Art, Sculpture, Queens, Socrates Sculpture Park, N train, Excursion

Thankful5 comments

runnerskitchen wrote 3 months ago: Ahh, Saturday was close to perfect. I got a solid 8 hours of sleep and then woke up to this: The usu … more →

Tags: Running, Long Runs, Restaurants, Daily Recap, salad, cherries, Brownies, PB2, Fage Greek Yogurt

Concert Review: Nation Beat on Roosevelt Island, NYC 7/18/09

delarue wrote 4 months ago: Nation Beat play what could be characterized as Brazilian country music, which might sound completel … more →

Tags: Music, Live Events, Reviews, New York City, music concert, Review, World music, Ska, Concert

What Nellie Bly found on Blackwell's Island2 comments

wildnewyork wrote 4 months ago: Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran in Pennsylvania in 1864, journalist Nellie Bly (she adopted the pen name … more →

Tags: Poets and writers, Cemeteries, Disasters and crimes, Upper East Side, Politics, Nellie Bly, Elizabeth Jane Cochran, New York, Ten days in a mad-house

exploring...

rachelwoodmassey wrote 4 months ago: bizarre, sunny and super diverse Roosevelt Island. … more →

Tags: city, NYC, New York City, Community, Bike ride, summer

Running Roosevelt Island6 comments

Seth wrote 4 months ago: Roosevelt Island is that two mile long sliver of land, only 800 feet at its widest, that many of us … more →

Tags: travel guide

North Brother Island's tragic past6 comments

wildnewyork wrote 4 months ago: North Brother Island is a 13-acre spit of land in the East River, between the Bronx and Riker’ … more →

Tags: Bronx and City Island, Disasters and crimes, transit, Upper East Side, General Slocum, General Slocum disaster, hell gate, mary mallon, north brother island

GOODBYE, PAULA1 comment

elephantshoeyou wrote 4 months ago: Today is the last meeting I have with my therapist; I don’t know how it’s going to feel … more →

Tags: Therapy

4 Quiet Places in New York1 comment

starlagurl wrote 5 months ago: Sometimes the sights and sounds of New York City can overwhelm a person. Sometimes you just need a p … more →

Tags: TravelPod Buzz, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Botanical Garden, quiet places in new york, roosevelt island aerial car, The Cloisters, U. S. A.

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artkaligos wrote 6 months ago: The beautiful weather we had this weekend warranted a bike ride to Roosevelt Island, the city’ … more →

Tags: New York, lighthouse-park


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