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	Roosevelt Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roosevelt Island is sometimes referred to as "The Little Apple" - a jocular allusion to New York City's "Big Apple" moniker.
		The elevator was closed to the public after the construction of the Roosevelt Island Bridge between the island and Astoria in 1955.
		Roosevelt Island, as with all parts of New York City, is served by the New York City Department of Education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roosevelt_Island (1048 words)

	Theodore Roosevelt Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Theodore Roosevelt Island is a unique national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It features a statue of President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt in a memorial plaza — the surrounding landscape of the island is maintained as a natural park.
		The island lies just north of Columbia Island and can be accessed by a bridge leading to a paved trail and bike path that connects Columbia Island to the banks of the Potomac facing D.C. from Virginia.
		The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association purchased the 91-acre (37-hectare), wooded island in 1932 with the intention of erecting a memorial honoring Roosevelt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Island (423 words)

	Roosevelt Island Tramway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway in New York City.
		Historically Roosevelt Island was connected to Manhattan by a trolley system that crossed over the 59th Street Bridge.
		Beginning in the mid-1970's, Roosevelt Island was redeveloped to accommodate low- to mid-income housing projects, necessitating the construction of a new public transit connection to the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roosevelt_Island_Tramway (693 words)

	Roosevelt Island Bridge
		What is known today as Roosevelt Island was first purchased from the Algonquin Indians in 1637 by the Dutch, who promptly renamed the island "Varckens Eylandt," or "Hog Island." In the 1660's, the British reclaimed the island from the Dutch after years of dispute.
		On the Roosevelt Island side of the bridge, a helical approach is used to bring the 34-foot-wide roadway down to ground level.
		Roosevelt Island is in the foreground, and the Manhattan skyline is in the background.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/roosevelt-island (845 words)

	Preserving Social History on Roosevelt Island (Gotham Gazette. May 23, 2005)
		But while many New Yorkers think of Roosevelt Island as a new community, for much of the 19th and early 20th century it played an important role in the life of the city.
		The institutions on Roosevelt Island were not the kinds of places you glow about, but they did provide desperately needed services.
		If you come to the island on a summer late afternoon or evening, parents and kids are sitting in the park outside the chapel.
	www.gothamgazette.com /article/20050516/202/1408 (1868 words)

	Roosevelt Island Tramway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway was born in 1976 as a means to shuttle residents to and from Manhattan.
		The Roosevelt Island station is at grade and is located on the south end of the island on Main St. (incorrectly called West Road on some maps) and is the southern terminal for the RIOC Roosevelt Island Bus.
		We depart the Roosevelt Island station at a slow speed, but after we are out of the station, we begin to pick up speed.
	world.nycsubway.org /us/ritram (630 words)

	Theodore Roosevelt Island
		The outdoor memorial, with Roosevelt's thought provoking quotes and statue, captures the spirit of this energetic President who was ahead of his time.
		Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City.
		Roosevelt expressed concern: "..the time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil and the gas are exhausted, when the soils have been...washed into the streams, polluting our rivers....
	www.nps.gov /gwmp/tri.htm (766 words)

	Timeline of Roosevelt Island History
		In one of the island's singular acts of vandalism, the dome of the Octagon Tower is torched.
		He soon alienates the Common Council of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association by ignoring its recommendations and treating it as just another "one of 56 organizations on the Island," despite the fact that its officers and representatives are formally elected in a vote for which all adult Island residents are eligible.
		Meanwhile, the Island's Catholic parish is reporting serious shortfalls in collection of funds due to a lack of growth the Island's lack of a stable family-oriented population.
	nyc10044.com /timeln/timeline.html (5137 words)

	Theodore Roosevelt National Park (National Park Service)
		Roosevelt first came to the badlands in September 1883 on a hunting trip.
		Here in the North Dakota badlands, where many of his personal concerns first gave rise to his later environmental efforts, Roosevelt is remembered with a national park that bears his name and honors the memory of this great conservationist.
		Theodore Roosevelt National Park is in the colorful North Dakota badlands and is home to a variety of plants and animals, including bison, prairie dogs, and elk.
	www.nps.gov /thro (255 words)

	Roosevelt Island Historical Society
		The mission of the society is to Preserve the history of the island thru educational projects, lectures, tours, exhibits and outreach to the community and others interested in this unique community; Restore and preserve the landmark structures on the island; Collect and maintain an archive of written material and memorabelia.
		The Roosevelt Island Historical Society, formed by islanders in 1976, keeps alive the unique story of our Island and calls for the preservation of its landmarks in the context of the human history of our great metropolis.
		The island was acquired by the city in 1828 to erect a penitentiary as well as health-related facilities.
	www.correctionhistory.org /rooseveltisland (918 words)

	Features -- Been There Done That: Roosevelt Island
		Roosevelt Island, just off the coast of Rosslyn in the middle of the Potomac River, is dedicated to Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States.
		The small island is part of the National Park system, and is full of unmanicured plant life and curious treasures.
		As seemingly private as the place is, access to Roosevelt Island is not difficult; you’ve probably passed up the opportunity to go there a thousand times en route to the Rosslyn Metro.
	www.thehoya.com /features/120898/features3.htm (835 words)

	New York City Real Estate Blog: Roosevelt Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As Matthew Katz, a former president of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association, put it: "We are in the midst of vast change, and real estate is the prime consideration.
		There are several residential complexes on the island, all containing high-rise buildings, including four built in the mid-1970's under the Mitchell-Lama program, which gave developers financial incentives in exchange for caps on rents or, in the case of the one co-op, purchase and resale prices.
		At the north end of the island opposite East 84th Street, the Octagon is being reincarnated as a 500-unit luxury rental tower.
	www.greaternewyorkrealestate.com /2005/12/roosevelt_islan.html (2250 words)

	Theodore Roosevelt Island donation of the Theodore Roosevelt Association
		Washington, DC on the Potomac River, reached by George Washington Memorial Parkway on the Virginia shore; 88-acre nature preserve, with striking memorial area consisting of fountains, carved tablets, and statue of TR by Paul Manship.
		Quotations of Theodore Roosevelt are displayed on the tablets that are part of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, Theodore Roosevelt Island:
		The island is an impressive memorial to Theodore Roosevelt.
	www.theodoreroosevelt.org /modern/trisland.htm (556 words)

	Van Alen East River Site: Roosevelt Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roosevelt Island is an 800 feet wide island in the East River, situated half way between Manhattan and Queens.
		The Island is primarily residential, but two hospitals and a small industrial plant are in operation there as well.
		South of the Queensboro Bridge, the island is largely derelict while north of the Bridge, the Island is divided into two residential clusters, Southtown and Northside.
	www.vanalen.org /workshops/east_river/sites/site11.htm (122 words)

	Learn more about Roosevelt Island in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roosevelt Island is a long, narrow island in the East River in New York.
		It was earlier named Blackwell's Island, then renamed Welfare Island and devoted to hospitals and asylums.
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway, although also interesting for tourists, is claimed to be the only aerial tramway in North America directed mainly at commuters.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /r/ro/roosevelt_island.html (216 words)

	Roosevelt Island Tram -- thumbnail pictures
		With the exception of New York City, reliable witnesses have reported that the other trams OHSU cites pass nowhere near residential areas, are not part of their host cities' transportation grids, and are generally considered special-purpose vehicles for use in parklands or for ski resorts.
		The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, the state authority charged with running Roosevelt Island, has made several attempts to scale back tram service and has talked about shutting the tram down, in fact, because its operating costs have become excessive.
		Roosevelt Island was formerly called Welfare Island and was notorious for the very poor conditions of the insane asylums that clustered along the island's south end.
	www.notram.org /thumbs_rioc_tram.htm (1564 words)

	New York Daily News - Business - Rentals rise on Roosevelt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There's a new wave of housing construction on Roosevelt Island, the skinny two-mile-long strip of land between the upper East Side and the Queens shoreline.
		But the island got a makeover after a state development agency leased it from the city in the late 1960s and turned it into a residential enclave with its own tram service.
		The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp., which runs the island, is still working its way through a master plan that famed architect Philip Johnson and John Burgee devised.
	www.nydailynews.com /business/story/373896p-317859c.html (842 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Roosevelt Island [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The monument was planned as a large three-walled granite room open to the sky and facing the water at the island's southern tip, with the Four Freedoms inscribed on one wall.
		Roosevelt Island is sometimes referred to as "The Little Apple", a joking reference to New York City's nickname as the "Big Apple".
		Roosevelt Island is connected to Manhattan by subway (as of 2005, the F line) and aerial tramway, and to Long Island City in Queens by a short bridge and by subway.
	encyclozine.com /Roosevelt_Island (651 words)

	Legislator Seeks New Roosevelt Island Inquiry - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roosevelt Island has long been a kind of shadow borough in the middle of the East River.
		In 1969, New York State leased the island from the city for 99 years, prompting an ambitious if ultimately checkered plan for a small town in the middle of a metropolis.
		Yesterday, as the Roosevelt Island tram whirred and spun nearby at 59th Street and Second Avenue, Assemblyman Brodsky told reporters that he and his staff had spent nearly a year studying Mr.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/08/27/nyregion/27roosevelt.html?ex=1282795200&en=d46ef8699c5d30e9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (847 words)

	Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. of New York State: Community, Demographics, & RIOC News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was born due to resident frustration with the New York City Transit Authority, who had made unsuccessful plans to provide subway service from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan and Queens.
		Holding 125 persons, the Roosevelt Island Tram is the only commuter cable car in North America.
		Previously, pedestrians and vehicles were transferred to the Island by an elevator located midway on the Queensboro Bridge.
	www.rioc.com /transportation.html (521 words)

	village voice > nyclife > Neighborhoods by Mollie Wilson
		Called "Welfare Island" until 1973, when New York institutions including almshouses, an insane asylum and a state penitentiary gave way to modern high-rises, RI is currently home to a curious mix of UN employees and their families, chronic-care patients of Coler-Goldwater Memorial Hospital, elderly longtime residents, and young New Yorkers looking for a good deal.
		Cultural Institutions: Roosevelt Island has a few, including the Main Street Theatre and Dance Alliance and the RI Youth Program; the Roosevelt Island Visual Arts Association gallery exhibits local artists' work.
		Island politics are handled, with much controversy, by the Roosevelt Island Operating Committee, a nine-member board of dDirectors appointed by the Governor.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0418/wilson.php (1039 words)

	Roosevelt Island Toastmaster's Club
		Roosevelt Island Toastmasters is a community club in New York City since 1980.
		Al also mentioned the example of several Roosevelt Island Toastmasters, who are actively involved in the activities of Orphans International, the organization founded by Club President Jim Luce, who was not in attendance this evening because he is out of town on OI business.
		The Roosevelt island toastmasters club is a active club based in the Roosevelt island Community in New York City.
	toastmastersri.blogspot.com (5370 words)

	Roosevelt Island -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The ice-covered island, 90 miles (145 km) long and 35 miles (56 km) wide, was discovered in 1934 by American explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd.
		island in the East River near the entrance of Bowery Bay, north of La Guardia Airport, New York, N.Y., U.S. Politically part of the borough of the Bronx (north), Rikers Island is joined to the borough of Queens by a bridge (inaccessible to the public).
		Most of the remainder of the island is residential, with suburbs, farms, and many summer resorts along the coasts.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9083898?tocId=9083898 (776 words)

	Countries come together at Roosevelt island park - The Washington Times: Travel - August 07, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The 2,800-acre island, once a playground for the rich and still home to about 1,200 residents who depend on tourism and fishing to propel the local economy, also was Roosevelt's earliest crucible.
		Campobello, which Eleanor Roosevelt called "this quietest of places," remains a remote and tranquil spot in the Bay of Fundy just off the Maine coast, where even the water — hemmed in by inlets, bays and coves — noiselessly pushes against the island's rocky coast.
		And it was at Campobello where Roosevelt in 1910 first decided to seek public office, a New York state Senate seat that ultimately led to the most significant U.S. political career in the 20th century.
	www.washtimes.com /travel/20040806-085129-9155r.htm (948 words)

	Roosevelt Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roosevelt Island is named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt.
		The island itself is maintained by the U.S. Park Service and is popular with joggers and hikers.
		Various trails will lead to the middle of the island and you will come upon a memorial plaza and a spectacular statue of Teddy Roosevelt complete with a fountain.
	davidblackwell.net /nationscapitol/ROOSEVELTISLAND.htm (204 words)

	Roosevelt Island - Wired New York Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roosevelt is very much open to the public, it is simply another part of Manhattan.
		The subway stop is literally a few steps from the tram stop as the tram crosses the river at the equivalent of 60th street while the subway crosses at the equivalent of 63rd street.
		The island is easily walkable although there is a bus that goes the length of the island for some insanely low price.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=6814 (353 words)

	Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The only president elected to the office four times, Roosevelt led the United States through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II.
		American socialite, the daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was known for her wit and her political influence.
		As the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, she had the distinction of being first lady longer than any other presidential wife—slightly more than 12 years (1933–45)—and her defense of the rights of minorities, youth,...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9109502&ref=news0405arcif (828 words)

	Theodore Roosevelt Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Europeans occupied the island by the late 1600s, and George Mason received title to the land in 1717, maintaining ownership until the 1830s.
		By the antebellum period, the island was home to a public garden, saloon, and commercial wharves.
		After a series of owners and tenants, the island was purchased by the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association in 1931 and given to the federal government, with the understanding that the property would be home to a Roosevelt memorial.
	www.npca.org /cultural_diversity/treasures/analostan.asp (549 words)

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