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.

Things to Do in New York

Photoville NYC 2019 Open

Photoville NYC 2019 is open as of yesterday, September 12th, in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The weather wasn’t perfect, but the rest of the weekend should be fine for the show.

Wonderful World

AscendWithPride, Four Freedoms Park

A remarkable moment in time, AscendWithPride, a sun-soaked expression of barriers torn down, folks of all ages and genders. All walk into FDR Four Freedoms Park to appreciate and share gay pride on Roosevelt Island in New York City.

Sad Sign Of The Times: Shrinking Empire State Building

The Shrinking Empire State Building reached its peak in 1931, but it didn’t start getting smaller until recently. It opened just when the American economy hit bottom. The Great Depression was at its worst across America. They moved in opposite…

FIGMENT NYC 2019 Today

FIGMENT NYC 2019 kicked off today In New York on Roosevelt Island. June 1st, 2019, Roosevelt Island welcomed its first FIGMENT NYC participatory art project in Lighthouse Park. The crowd for this fun family event was perfectly light, and it…

On the Roosevelt Island Tram’s Quiet 43rd Birthday

The Roosevelt Island Tram’s 43rd Birthday caught historian Judith Berdy’s attention. “Happy 43rd Birthday,” she wrote in a May email. The Tram evolved from an essential resource. It’s now also an adventure drawing more tourists than locals who count on…

Get a unique perspective of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge

Walk the Brooklyn Bridge… That’s how my friend kicked off tours of New York City, herding visitors off on a hike up the Brooklyn Bridge. No need to go all the way up. After a few hundred feet, you see the…