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Free Speech Weekend Blooms on Roosevelt Island

May 16, 2025 erickaoconnell

Four Freedoms Park is hosting free events this weekend, including the Banned Book Library on Friday, showcasing challenged titles and free expression, followed by the Imagination Playground and an Art Censorship talk on Saturday. Activities run…

May 2, 2025 Ai Weiwei’s ‘Camouflage’ Installation Coming to Four Freedoms Park This Fall This fall, Ai Weiwei will unveil his installation "Camouflage" at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, starting September 10, 2025. Celebrating…

Apr 11, 2024 You love the park. You love the chairs. Now, volunteer at FDR Four Freedoms. Hey, FDR Four Freedoms Park Fans, it’s time to show your love. Volunteer – help out for a few hours on I…

Apr 16, 2022 Come for the Cherry Blossoms, Stay for the Park For many Roosevelt Island visitors, cherry blossoms are the draw. But FDR Four Freedoms State Park causes them to linger amid the…

Sep 30, 2021 New York Skyline, Early Autumn Sunset in FDR Four Freedoms State Park In FDR Four Freedoms State Park, the most serene space in all five boroughs, an early autumn sunset outlines the New York…

Jun 6, 2021 The Louis Kahn Magic of FDR Four Freedoms State Park Now Open For Everyone October, 2022, marks the tenth anniversary for FDR Four Freedoms Park, but the Louis Kahn magic just got a lift. As construction…

May 21, 2021 A Summer Re-Awakening? The First Post Pandemic Show in Four Freedoms In a summer re-awakening, FDR Four Freedoms State Park swings open its gates for Alcestiad, a play cancelled by COVID, last year.…

May 2, 2021 An Ice Cloud Over FDR Four Freedoms State Park, Peaceful Saturday On Roosevelt Island An ice cloud drifting silently, high above FDR Four Freedoms State Park, marked a peaceful Roosevelt Island Saturday.

Mar 16, 2021 Work Is Underway in Four Freedoms State Park Accessibility Makeover Groundbreaking for the Four Freedoms Park accessibility makeover finally kicked in after dodging late winter weather delays. Crews are now racing to…

Mar 12, 2021 Is it still winter? Maybe not in Southpoint and FDR Four Freedoms State Park The calendar says it’s a week away, but it looked closer, much closer, in Four Freedoms Park. Visitors strolled through Southpoint to…

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