Category: Roosevelt Island
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NY- New York City Skyline from Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island is a great place to see Manhattan lit up at night and the trip is quick and easy via the Tram. For more info visit the Roosevelt Islander.
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NY- Roosevelt Island- Renwick Ruins- Island Hospital
What do St. Patrick’s Cathedral and The Island Hospital have in common? They were both designed by the famous 19th Century architect James Renwick Jr. Today you can tour the ruins of this hospital, New York City’s only registered historic ruin, that served as smallpox infirmary, insane asylum, prison ward, and poor house. It is…
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NY- Roosevelt Island- The Encampment- Thom Sokoloski
I took the Roosevelt Island Tram over to see The Encampment By Thom Sokoloski. It was quite fascinating. He had set up 100 Civil War Canvas Tents on the Southpoint of the island next to the old asylum. They were illuminated from within and each one told a different story about the people who had…