Fourth Place is a You Tube channel that focuses on US geography, urbanism, transportation and city planning. Fourth Place recently published a very interesting video about our own Roosevelt Island. According to Fourth Place:
Roosevelt Island, located on New York
City’s East River between Manhattan and Queens is a unique and historically rich
area that exemplifies one particular
facet of urban planning, Suburban Urbanism. Wait, what does that even mean?Well, Roosevelt Island may just be the
only place located technically within
the borough of Manhattan with both a
suburban and urban Fabric and just how
that was achieved and what exactly it
looks like is quite extraordinary. if
you’re new here, this is Fourth Place
your place to learn about US geography, urbanism, transportation city planning
and more….
Watch the full video.
