Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island is an island in New York City's East River, within the borough of Manhattan. It lies between Manhattan Island to the west, and the borough of Queens, on Long Island, to the east.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapel of the Good Shepherd and Roosevelt Island Bridge.
Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Church
The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is a historic Episcopal church at 543 Main Street on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
Roosevelt Island Bridge
Bridge
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The Roosevelt Island Bridge is a tower drive vertical lift bridge that connects Roosevelt Island in Manhattan to Astoria in Queens, crossing the East Channel of the East River.
Blackwell House
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Blackwell House is a historic house on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The house's name comes from Jacob Blackwell, who built the house in 1796. He was the great-grandson of Robert Blackwell, who in 1686 took ownership of what was then known as Manning's Island and subsequently became the island's new namesake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenox Hill and Upper East Side.
Lenox Hill
Neighborhood
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Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.
Upper East Side
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The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
Roosevelt Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Blackwell’s Island”, “Blackwells Island”, “Hog Island”, “Manning Island”, “Minnahanock Island”, “Minnahanonck”, “Minnahanonck Island”, “Minnehanock”, “Perkins Island”, “Varcken Island”, “Varken Island”, and “Welfare Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.7626° or 40° 45′ 45″ northLongitude
-73.9493° or 73° 56′ 58″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87G8Q372+27GeoNames ID
5134333
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