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Roosevelt Island Historic Sites

RIOC’s Puffy Egos & Errors Diminish New Preservation Award

March 2, 2023
Roosevelt Island News

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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When Was the Smallpox Epidemic in America? End of the Trail

July 6, 2022
Assorted Ideas/Roosevelt Island News

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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Is the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Finally Restored?

April 28, 2022
Roosevelt Island News

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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The Smallpox Hospital, History in the Solitude of Winter

February 11, 2022
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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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A Restored Piece of History: The Roosevelt Island Lighthouse

December 10, 2021
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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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The Smallpox Hospital, Its Dark Hues of Autumn

November 14, 2021
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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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Oh, and one more thing… the Nellie Bly Monument Ribbon-Cutting is December 10th

November 5, 2021
Roosevelt Island News

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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ROOSEVELT ISLAND’S LIGHTHOUSE PARK, FROM THERE TO NOW AND…

December 9, 2021
Roosevelt Island News

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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Roosevelt Island Headless Lighthouse

A Headless Roosevelt Island Lighthouse… Is It Still a Lighthouse?

October 20, 2021
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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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Elevator Storehouse Plaque

RIHS Returns The Elevator Storehouse Plaque Home On Roosevelt Island

September 21, 2021
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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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