“Forget everything you think you know about Roosevelt Island,” said Kaja Meade, who moved her family from Manhattan to the spit of land in the East River in 2012. The slender, two-mile long expanse ...

Manhattan Island is the most famous such area in the world. Sitting next to it, near the Queensboro Bridge is another island. The history of Roosevelt Island mirrors that of the city: from Dutch to ...

Selfie-obsessed tourists have taken over the Roosevelt Island tram — creating a massive headache for locals who are being forced to wait in lines stacked with as many as 250 people. The tram between ...

Beneath the quiet streets of Roosevelt Island lies one of the strangest engineering systems in America: a hidden underground vacuum network that sucks thousands of tons of garbage through massive ...

Nestled between the Long Island City, Queens, waterfront and the east side of Manhattan, Roosevelt Island is one of New York City's hidden gems. The Tramway departs from East 59th Street and 2nd ...

From Manning’s to Blackwell to Welfare to Roosevelt, this 2.5 mile strip of New York City has gone by many names and served many purposes. Developed first as a family farm then a prison complex, ...

It’s the height of folly to conduct an interview in the middle of a New York City sidewalk on a weekday morning. But during a stroll earlier this month along Roosevelt Island’s quiet Main Street — ...

Cornell University is in the middle of two lawsuits over its decision to terminate a 65-year lease for property on Roosevelt ...

Roosevelt Island may not be the first destination visitors to New York City plan to visit, but the island in the East River between Manhattan and Queens is a worthwhile destination. Accessible via the ...

The first time David Kramer visited Roosevelt Island, it was to run a 5K race. The route looped around the thin, nearly two-mile-long stretch of land, which is sandwiched between Midtown Manhattan and ...