Roosevelt Island

Arts & Culture

Street Artist HOT TEA Transforms NYC Pool Into Rainbow Color on Roosevelt Island

Take a dip in the coolest New York pool of the summer, which has been transformed into a vast artwork.

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boo paterson Jun 16, 2015

Architecture

16 of NYC’s Former Prisons: Jefferson Market, Bellevue, Essex Market, City Hall

New York City’s prison population is the lowest it has been in 10 years–10,923 inmates as of

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Michelle Young Dec 16, 2014

Arts & Culture

Daily What?! There’s a Boat Prow Jutting Out of Roosevelt Island

One of the many quirky finds on Roosevelt Island is this boat prow that juts out into the West Channel

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Michelle Young Nov 3, 2014

Architecture

The Proposed East River Skyway & 5 Other Urban Gondola Systems Around the World

Last month, Brooklyn real estate broker Dan Levy proposed a system of gondola lifts to ferry people between Manhattan and

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alexander mcquilkin Oct 21, 2014

Arts & Culture

Daily What?! Tom Otterness Sculptures in East River Off Roosevelt Island

While the popular destination on Roosevelt Island these days include FDR Four Freedoms Park and the abandoned smallpox hospital, if

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Michelle Young Oct 7, 2014

New York

What If the Roosevelt Island Tram Went All the Way to Central Park?

While the Roosevelt Island Tramway only takes about 3 minutes to travel to and from Manhattan, it’s probably the

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josy jablons Mar 10, 2014

Architecture

Community Group Hopes to Turn Roosevelt Island’s Steam Plant Into a Museum for Technology, Art and Science

Earlier this year, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) regarding the steam plant

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Michelle Young Oct 22, 2013

Architecture

The Best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool: Saving Banksy in Bed Stuy, High Voltage on Roosevelt Island, Skyscrapers of 5th Avenue

Here are our picks from the best of the Untapped Cities Photo Pool, featuring works of intrepid Untapped Cities readers

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timothy davidson Oct 18, 2013

Architecture

Untapped Mailbag: Where Can I Find Remnants of the Pneumatic Tubes in NYC?

“N.Y. Post Office Pneumatic Tube” c. 1912. Photo via Library of Congress Earlier this year, we looked into the

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Michelle Young Aug 6, 2013

Architecture

Former Banks of NYC Repurposed into Drugstores, Ice Cream Parlors, Apartments and Pop-Up Stores

We’ve been on a kick lately tracking down re-purposed buildings in NYC, finding out the new uses for churches,

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wesley yiin Aug 2, 2013

Architecture

Five of NYC’s Former Asylums Converted into Apartments, Classrooms, Churches, and More

If you found out that the building you lived or worked in was once an asylum, would you move out?

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wesley yiin Jul 30, 2013

Architecture

The Other Islands of NYC

Each week, we’ll feature one of our popular lists on Foursquare (or exciting additions to them). Check out our

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Michelle Young Jun 18, 2013