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Watch CUNY TV Diverse City Program Report On Roosevelt Island – Utopia Beginnings As A Cheaper, Quieter, Car Free Alternative To Manhattan, RIDA's Struggle To Successfully Build Hope Memorial Depicting FDR In A Wheelchair, Coler Covid Crisis, Nightmarish Asylum History, Underground Garbage Removal & More

by Roosevelt Islander June 30, 2021 12:32 pm

According to CUNY TV: DiverseCITY highlights the beautiful mosaic that is New York, one neighborhood at a time. The monthly series features…

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Journalist Nellie Bly Escaping Blackwell Island Lunatic Asylum Portrayed On Lifetime Cable TV Channel Tonight – Asylum Now Site Of Roosevelt Island’s Octagon Luxury Rental Building

by Roosevelt Islander January 19, 2019 12:07 pmJuly 11, 2022 9:04 pm

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The Bowery Boys Talk Roosevelt Island History – From The 17th Century Dutch To 19th New York City Penitentiary & Asylums To Current Residential Community

by Roosevelt Islander October 17, 2015 8:48 pm

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Women’s History Month On Roosevelt Island Celebrates Jounalist Nellie Blye – From Lunatic Asylum To Around The World In 72 Days!

by Roosevelt Islander March 24, 2009 12:35 pm