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• Main and West University Street Students Escape Fire Near Upstate Campus

  Officials say the fire started at around 6 a.m. in an apartment building that also houses a liquor store at the corner of Main and West University Street.

  Published by NY1 on October 29, 2009.

• 2-4 River Road Update re Shots Fired (on 4/14) Outside 2-4 River Road

  The following info updates what is known about yesterday morning's gunfire incident at 2-4 River Road.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on April 15, 2009.

• 40 River Road River Road Water Main Shut Down This Friday 11/28

  According to an e-mail circulated by the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, this coming Friday Nov 28th, residents of Manhattan Park will find their water turned off due to a scheduled repair of the water main outside 40 River Road.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on November 25, 2008.

• 523 Main Street Main Street Showcase: Fantasy Paintings

  The above photos, taken via cell phone today Nov. 5, 2008, don't do justice to the paintings currently on display in the showcase along Main Street just South of the hair salon at 523 Main Street. I am not sure who the artist is but I would love to see a giant apple up at Lighthouse Park.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on November 6, 2008.

• 546 Main Street Fatal Roosevelt Island Fire Sparked By Smoking

  Due to the building's construction, the fire was contained within apartment 1106 at 546 Main Street.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on October 19, 2008.

• 546 Main Street Fire at 546 Main St.; One Death Reported

  According to televised news reports, a fire on Roosevelt Island early this morning, at approximately 5:30 am, resulted in one death on an unnamed resident. The fire at 546 Main Street was initially reported to have been in a Ninth Floor apartment but later reported as the Eleventh Floor. A partial sequencing of the FDNY response is as follows:

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on October 18, 2008.

• 546 Main Street Woman Dies in Roosevelt Island Fire

  The fire broke out about 5:30 a.m. on the 11th floor of the Roosevelt Island Senior Center at 546 Main Street, the authorities said. It appeared to have started in one of the rooms, the police said.

  Published by New York Times on October 18, 2008.

• 546 Main Street Elderly Woman Dies In Fire On Roosevelt Island

  Due to the building's construction, the fire was contained within apartment 1106 at 546 Main Street.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on October 18, 2008.

• 546 Main St. WHEELCHAIR BOUND WOMAN KILLED IN FIRE ON ROOSEVELT ISLAND

  Fire officials are probing the deadly 5:27 a.m. blaze on the 11th floor at 546 Main St., was sparked by smoking in bed

  Published by New York Post on October 18, 2008.

• Southpoint Park Big FDR Memorial Sign Marring Views of Southpoint Park?

  A report has come in that a large sign has been placed on the grounds of Roosevelt Island’s Southpoint Park advertising it as the site of the dreaded Louis Kahn designed FDR Memorial. I am guessing it is big enough to be seen from the FDR Drive as otherwise what’s the point.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on September 22, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island Clay Felker’s National Monument

  A 1967 Time cover story, “Our Embattled Cities,” featured Daniel Patrick Moynihan, calling him an “urbanologist,” and extending the title to other thoughtful academics and city planners, including Edward J. Logue, whose New York State Urban Development Corporation would build Roosevelt Island.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 18, 2008.

• Queensboro Bridge Could Selling Bridges Solve Congestion?

  .ber. Some proponents of congestion pricing have advocated simply placing tolls on the four East River bridges as a simpler alternative. Under Mr. Riccio’s proposal, the other two bridges, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Queensboro Bridge, would remain free. That could lead to heavier traffic over those bridges as drivers flocked to the remaining free crossings.

  Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

• Queensboro Bridge End of the line for strip club Scores?

  Now, the club's owners are fighting not to have the revocation extended to the original Scores at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge on Manhattan's East Side.

  Published by amNY.com on September 6, 2008.

• Queensboro Bridge Days Could Be Numbered For NYC Smut Palace

  Now, the club's owners are fighting not to have the revocation extended to the original Scores at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge on Manhattan's East Side.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 6, 2008.

• Southpoint park This Sat. 9/6 Free Rooftop Film at Firefighter's Field

  Note this film was originally scheduled to be at Southpoint park but has been moved to Firefighter's Field.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on September 4, 2008.

• Firefighter's Field This Sat. 9/6 Free Rooftop Film at Firefighter's Field

  Note this film was originally scheduled to be at Southpoint park but has been moved to Firefighter's Field.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on September 4, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island F This!

  As newcomers flock to Roosevelt Island, transportation on and off the 147-acre landmass is becoming increasingly challenging. The temporary suspension for upgrades of the island's iconic tram next spring will only exacerbate the situation.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 4, 2008.

• 546 Main Street PSD Responds to Fire at 546 Main Street

  According to a report I received earlier today from PSD Director Keith Guerra, four of his officers responding to a smoke alarm report at 546 Main Street (Apt 1018) this past Saturday night at about 10:50 pm found that smoke was coming from Apartment 1016, the apartment of Woodrow Deas.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on September 2, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island Roosevelt Island 2.0! 2,491 New Apartments Can't Be Wrong

  In 2000, Roosevelt Island had less than 10,000 residents. Since then, 1,331 new apartments have gone up or are under construction. Another 1,160 are expected within the next five years.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island New York tests river turbines

  In the next two weeks, a new generation of experimental turbines will begin operating in the East River off Roosevelt Island. They'll try to generate electricity through the force generated by tide changes and currents that are often treacherous for sailboats and other craft.

  Published by SI Live on August 23, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island New York Tests River Turbines For Generating Power

  In the next two weeks, a new generation of experimental turbines will begin operating in the East River off Roosevelt Island. They'll try to generate electricity through the force generated by tide changes and currents that are often treacherous for sailboats and other craft.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 23, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island Movie "City Island" Filming on Tram

  The rumor at the Manhattan Tram platform this evening was that the filming tonight involves actor Andy Garcia. No confirmed sightings yet. The film crew working at the Roosevelt Island Tram station did confirm that the movie was indeed "City Island" which Garcia is starring in.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on August 22, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island Podcast: Blowin' in the Wind

  Give Bloomberg credit again for thinking out of the box. We’re already tapping tidal energy from the alternating current in the East River to power a supermarket and a parking garage on Roosevelt Island. The windmill, potent symbol of the city’s economic patrimony, might also herald a more energy efficient future.

  Published by New York Times on August 21, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island Wind-win situation for New York City

  Underwater turbines that went online off Roosevelt Island last summer make only enough electricity for a Gristedes supermarket and a parking lot.

  Published by New York Daily News on August 21, 2008.

• Queensboro Bridge Rebirth of the QueensBridge Wind Project?

  With Mayor Bloomberg's call for exploring the use of wind power it is appropriate to bringback this video of installing wind turbines on the Queensboro Bridge above Roosevelt Island. I first spoke about this project back in January 2008 and the Roosevelt Islander found the above video and put it on line this past May 2008.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on August 20, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island Bloomberg Offers Windmill Power Plan

  The city is already using tidal turbines under the East River that provide energy to Roosevelt Island. That technology could be widely expanded under the mayor’s proposal.

  Published by New York Times on August 20, 2008.

• Southpoint Park A Wedding at Southpoint Park

  All I have to say is you have to go see these pictures by Jerry Yoon Photography of this wedding at Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park. I have never seen a personal event like this Southpoint and I have to say if this is the first wedding at the site this couple did it right. they look amazingly happy and the groom is a lucky fellow as his bride looked radiant.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on August 19, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island Fowl play: Sicko paints pigeon purple in Queens

  Mora said he hopes someone in the neighborhood will come forward with information about the bird. He said he has heard stories about a man in nearby Roosevelt Island who dyed his dog's fur purple.

  Published by New York Daily News on August 15, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island New York Real Estate: Roosevelt Island

  Slender and mysterious, with a shape that the New York Times has likened to a baguette, Roosevelt Island has always held a strange place in New York's history, as befits its changing names and shifting identities.

  Published by amNY.com on August 14, 2008.

• Roosevelt Island MTA Unveils Variable Speed Escalators Today

  I did not get the chance to commute through the Roosevelt Island subway station today to gauge reactions to the new variable speed escalators but I suspect most commuters did not notice as I am sure it was a rare instance during rush hour when the escalators would slow down to the 15 feet per second speed.

  Published by Roosevelt Island 360 on August 11, 2008.