Travel to New York City. Join our walking tour of Roosevelt Island. Summer 2022. Filmed in 4K. (June 09, 2022)
Roosevelt Island is a narrow island in New York City’s East River, within the borough of Manhattan. It lies between Manhattan Island to the west, and the borough of Queens, on Long Island, to the east. Running from the equivalent of East 46th to 85th Streets on Manhattan Island, it is about 2 miles (3.2 km) long, with a maximum width of 800 feet (240 m), and a total area of 147 acres (0.59 km2). Together with Mill Rock, Roosevelt Island constitutes Manhattan’s Census Tract 238, which has a land area of 0.279 sq mi (0.72 km2), and had a population of 11,722 as of the 2020 United States Census.
Lying below the Queensboro Bridge, the island cannot be accessed directly from the bridge itself. Vehicular traffic uses the Roosevelt Island Bridge to access the island from Astoria, Queens, though the island is not designed for vehicular traffic and has several areas designed as car-free zones. Several public transportation options to reach the island exist. The Roosevelt Island Tramway, the oldest urban commuter tramway in the U.S, connects the island to Manhattan Island’s Upper East Side. The Roosevelt Island station carries the Local and Express F trains of the New York City Subway. The NYC Ferry also maintains a dock on the east side of the island. On-island transport is provided by the Red Bus service.
The island was called Minnehanonck by the Lenape and Varkens Eylandt (Hog Island) by New Netherlanders, and during the colonial era and later as Blackwell’s Island. It was known as Welfare Island when it was used principally for hospitals, from 1921 to 1973. It was renamed Roosevelt Island (in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt) in 1973.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro & Map
00:02:28 Bloomingdales
00:03:14 59th Street
00:07:15 Roosevelt Island Tramway
00:09:30 Tram Departs Manhattan
00:14:30 Arrive at Roosevelt Island
00:23:45 FDR Hope Memorial
00:25:05 Smallpox Memorial Hospital
00:25:52 Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park
00:26:20 Happy Pride Month
00:28:30 FDR and the Four Freedoms
00:30:48 Pepsi-Cola Sign
00:35:24 Strecker Memorial Laboratory
00:40:05 Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
00:53:05 Roosevelt Island Bridge
01:00:15 The Octagon
01:04:10 Lighthouse Park
01:05:50 The Girl Puzzle Monument honoring Nellie Bly
01:07:55 Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
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