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NYPD rescues dog trapped on Roosevelt Island Bridge
Some of NYPD’s top cops came to the rescue of a small dog that got trapped on the Roosevelt Island Bridge. New York’s Finest jumped into action to save “Sam,”...
This underrated NYC island is booming thanks to COVID-19
"It's kind of like surburbia dropped in the middle of New York City," marveled a neighborhood newcomer.
Roosevelt Island Corp. boss backs off threat to evict cat sanctuaries
The claws are back in. The head of the scandal-scarred state agency that runs Roosevelt Island has backed off an extraordinary threat to evict the operator of a beloved group...
Roosevelt Island bigs threaten to evict cat sanctuaries
The claws are out. The scandal-scarred state entity that governs Roosevelt Island is demanding a group of beloved local cat sanctuaries begin paying rent for the first time ever or...
Roosevelt Island building proposal has 'air-scrubbing' feature
Now this is a climatic scene. A behemoth air-scrubbing high-rise that looks straight out of a sci-fi flick has been designed for the middle of Roosevelt Island. The tree-studded, 2,400-foot-tall,...
Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. head fired over 'racially and sexually offensive' remarks
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation President and CEO Susan Rosenthal was ousted following a probe by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.
A look inside a 'nightmare' NYC-run adult-care center
Out-of-state nurses brought to Manhattan to fight the coronavirus say they found hellish conditions at the city-run adult-care center on Roosevelt Island — from patients with horrific bed sores to...
Over 70 patients infected with coronavirus in Roosevelt Island complex
Seventy-three residents at the city-run Coler nursing complex on Roosevelt Island have contracted the coronavirus, officials said Monday. Coler residents are alarmed because Mayor Bill de Blasio directed COVID patients...
NY assemblywoman may be barred from re-election over paperwork error
A state assemblywoman may be barred from seeking re-election because she failed to include a cover sheet with her latest paperwork, sources told The Post. Rebecca Seawright, who represents 133,000...
Supplies sent to Coler Hospital on Roosevelt Island following complaints from staffers
Following alarming claims of shortages, masks and other supplies were delivered Thursday to a city hospital on Roosevelt Island being used to treat COVID-19 patients. Last week, staffers at Coler...
In pandemics past, New Yorkers used to quarantine on city's islands
Take a look at the islands that were once used for quarantining sick New Yorkers.
Developer opening speakeasy in former Roosevelt Island church
The lights are coming back on at a spooky, nearly century-old Roosevelt Island church — not for prayer, but for partying. Hudson/Related, developer of the island’s nine-building Riverwalk apartment complex,...
Related Companies share details on Roosevelt Island's affordable new digs
Related Companies and development partner Hudson Companies just topped off Riverwalk Park on Roosevelt Island, a 21-story rental apartment building on Main Street that will have 340 new affordable housing...
How New York can be the new Silicon Valley — without Amazon
It's been six months since Amazon broke up with New York on Valentine’s Day, and the city is still feeling the pain. Many worked hard to convince the tech giant...
NYC's largest gay pride flag unveiled on Roosevelt Island
Pride has been stepped up on Roosevelt Island. The city's largest gay pride "flag" was unveiled Saturday to the delight of visitors at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State...
New York City to unveil largest rainbow pride flag in city's history
New York is coming out in a larger-than-life way this Pride Month, unveiling the biggest pride flag in the city's history on Friday. But it won't be a traditional cloth...
NYC island-hopping will crank up the heat on your summer fun
When you’re a New Yorker, there’s no need to fly to the Caribbean to go island hopping. Along with the city’s two big islands — Manhattan and Staten — there...
These proposed New York City mega-structures would have been crazy
New York may be home to the iconic Statue of Liberty and dozens of other monuments, but the city would look very different if a number of epic building designs...
Roosevelt Island's cherry blossom festival was a congested nightmare
Thousands of spring-starved New Yorkers flocked to Roosevelt Island on Saturday for its annual cherry blossom festival — but found themselves stuck in a transportation log jam.
The best cheap neighborhoods in New York City
For a certain rarified class of home buyer, money is no object. For the rest of us, it’s nice to find a deal. Affordable shouldn’t mean unappealing, though. Exclusively for...