RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

steam tunnel

Are Roosevelt Island’s New Buildings Sitting on a Time Bomb?

A time bomb? The US Army Corps of Engineers found that the steam tunnel making up the East Seawall behind Southtown needed repairs. That was in 2001, 23 years ago. Since then, another investigation declared the seawall at risk of…