A remarkable moment in time, AscendWithPride, a sun-soaked expression of barriers torn down, folks of all ages and genders. All walk into FDR Four Freedoms Park to appreciate and share gay pride on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
On a landmark day, FDR Four Freedoms Park added a fifth pillar, the freedom of sexual expression to those…
…for which we fought in World War II.
June 15th, 2019, it was as if even the forces of nature got in on the act of perfection as AscendWithPride unfolded under perfect skies and mild temperatures.
Inside the Park for AscendWithPride
New York City’s largest gay pride flag, featured as part of #AscendWithPride, welcomes visitors to Four Freedoms Park until June 30th.
Four Freedoms Park is on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island in New York City. The United Nations is directly across the East River. Best way to travel is by subway (F Train/Roosevelt Island), NYC Ferry (Astoria Route) or the Roosevelt Island Tram, accessed at 59th Street and 2nd Avenue in Manhattan where transfers from the subway system are free.
You Can’t Be All Three
April 9, 2026, during the full board meeting of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, Fay Christian said something that should have landed harder than it did. She wished RIOC were not responsible for the tram. Then she asked what it would look like if it were given to the MTA. That was not a passing comment.
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