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Mar 30, 2021 What is Roosevelt Island? New York’s City of Tomorrow… What is Roosevelt Island? It’s a simple question with many answers, none fully definitive. Because Roosevelt Island is many things and a…

Jan 21, 2021 Historic Blackwell House, in the Sun, Winter Afternoon on Roosevelt Island Blackwell House, Roosevelt Island, New York City, quiet in the chill of an afternoon. Trees, stripped bare in winter, and long shadows…

Dec 31, 2020 Across the River: Dark History at Rockefeller University We know the history we’re taught can be what results from determined myth-making, evolving stories erase the unpleasant and uplift the positive.…

Sep 9, 2020 Discover Conservatory Garden, Central Park, New York City in 2021 The little known Conservatory Garden in Central Park is a New York City treasure, a quiet place too few enjoy. Let’s take…

Jul 14, 2020 Fix The East River? Is That Now Still Possible? Can we fix the East River? Trouble is, the East River isn’t even a river. Rivers don’t change directions several times a…

Mar 5, 2020 It’s 1911, And New York City Is Rising It’s 1911, and New York City is rising fast. Electric elevators, subways, cities merging… All these sent the city soaring, and a…

May 20, 2019 In New York City, Why Do We Have Water Towers? Why so many water towers in New York City? They look out of place, throwbacks on a modern skyline, even after you’ve…

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