The Roosevelt Island Lighthouse won a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, but error-prone RIOC bungled it immediately… before the puffy egos strolled
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Here on Roosevelt Island in New York City, the Smallpox Hospital, a historic ruin, is an icon. It’s lit at night and
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As photos by historian Judith Berdy show, the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse restoration is nearly completed. The heavy equipment is gone, and the
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In the solitude of late winter, Roosevelt Island’s historic Smallpox Hospital exposes its graceful isolation, without leafy trees or tourists intervening. by
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Amanda Matthews’s The Girl Puzzle, honoring Nellie Bly’s life and influence, brought a crowd, but the nearly restored Roosevelt Island Lighthouse reflects
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Stabilized, then abandoned by RIOC, the Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island’s vines lend it the dark hues of autumn. By David Stone
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RIOC’s vaunted Communications Team forgot to tell you; so, we will. Amanda Matthews’s The Girl Puzzle has its opening date. By David
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As summer fades into autumn, interest in Lighthouse Park grows while Amanda Matthews’s Girl Puzzle inches toward completion. A lot of people
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The now headless Roosevelt Island Lighthouse poses a dilemma. Once a lighthouse loses its head, is it still a lighthouse? The Roosevelt
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Efforts by the Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) paid off yesterday when an original plaque from the Elevator Storehouse came home. By
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