Although cherry blossoms first bloom on Roosevelt Island in March, the most consuming wave of pink buds is an April affair. The swell of breathtaking beauty starts now and continues through the month.
by David Stone
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
Cherry Blossoms First Wave
Designed more from chance than intention, Roosevelt Island’s long cherry blossom season began in mid-March but now is only reaching its prime. That includes a welcoming group outside the subway station and continues with a brilliant array on the West Promenade south of the Queensboro Bridge.
At the end of the month, the oldest copse of trees blossoms along the East River, aligned with Cornell Tech, also on the West Promenade.
Although the weather is not forecast as the best today, that should not prevent the seasonal flock of visitors discovering and rediscovering Roosevelt Island. And tomorrow should be sunnier.
Expect crowded Tram cabins and busy F Trains, both of which plan normal operations, all weekend.
More from the Roosevelt Island Daily News
- Tuesday’s PSD blotter: noise calls, a harassment reportRIOC’s Nov. 10 PSD blotter lists 15 incidents, all on Main Street, including four noise complaints, a harassment report and one hospital transport.
- Queens Public Library Ransomware Attack: Digital Services Still DisruptedThe Queens Public Library ransomware attack continues to disrupt public computers, digital books and online services, with no confirmed restoration date.
- A new RIOC appeals officer denied records on how its general counsel was hiredA different RIOC appeals officer denied records on how RIOC hired general counsel Lance Polivy. RIOC’s internal deliberations on the hire stay withheld.
- Monday’s PSD blotter: two hospital transports, two disputesRIOC’s Nov. 9 PSD blotter lists 14 incidents, including four aided calls with two hospital transports and a verbal dispute at 750 Main Street that drew FDNY.
- Flushing Spa Murder: Man Charged After Woman Found Stabbed to DeathFlushing spa murder investigation leads to a murder charge against a 54-year-old man after a woman was found fatally stabbed in a Queens storefront.
The WIRE: Two Futures, One Empty Chair
It is December 6, 2015, and David Stone is writing to Dr. Jack Resnick about a chair that will soon be empty. Dick Lutz is preparing to leave the Main Street WIRE, and Stone has been encouraged to ask whether he might replace him. Seven years of covering art, Cornell Tech and questionable practices inside Public Safety have taught Stone how the paper tells an Island story.
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