Outdoor summer movies have always been popular annual events for Roosevelt Island. Before you know it, the season will be upon us, but first, RIOC‘s getting a head start on the fun.

The Roosevelt Island Daily News

A season of four movies is planned for this summer on Roosevelt Island, but RIOC is taking a new tactic. Instead of announcing the movies and their dates, it’s asking you to vote on what movies you and your neighbors will see.

Twelve family friendly movies are on the ballot, and you’re welcome to pick as many as you want. The winners will announced later. There’s even a place for you to make any comments about the movie series you’d like.

Vote here.

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What the Promenade Remembers

A morning walk, a small act, and the quiet difference between what we notice and what we leave behind.

Eleanor Rivers Jun 12, 2026

The light on the East River in the early morning is different from the light anywhere else on the Island. It comes in low and sideways, catching the water in long, uneven flashes. On certain days it makes the promenade feel less like a walkway and more like a corridor someone once meant to finish but never quite did. When I was younger I found the suggestion to stop and look at it faintly ridiculous.

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