Roosevelt Island

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island neighborhood residential area

Roosevelt Island is a narrow, residential island in New York City’s East River known for its mix of high-rise apartments, parkland, and institutions like the Cornell Tech campus, accessible by tram, subway, and bridge.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island → neighborhood → residential area →
connectedBy	Roosevelt Island Bridge → Roosevelt Island Tramway → subway tunnel →
connectedTo	Manhattan → Queens →
country	United States →
formerName	Blackwell's Island → Welfare Island →
governedBy	Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation →
hasBorough	Manhattan →
hasFeature	high-rise apartment buildings → parkland → waterfront promenades →
hasInstitution	Coler Specialty Hospital → Cornell Tech → NYC Health + Hospitals facilities →
hasLandmark	Cornell Tech → Four Freedoms Park → Roosevelt Island Bridge → Roosevelt Island Lighthouse → Roosevelt Island Subway Station → Roosevelt Island Tramway → Smallpox Hospital Ruins →
hasPark	Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park → Southpoint Park →
hasPopulationCharacteristic	primarily residential community →
hasStructure	Blackwell House → Octagon Tower →
hasUse	educational → recreational → residential →
hasZIPCode	10044 →
locatedIn	East River → Manhattan → New York City → New York County → New York State →
namedAfter	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
partOf	Borough of Manhattan →
servedBy	NYC Ferry → New York City Subway F line → Roosevelt Island Bridge → Roosevelt Island Tramway →
urbanArea	New York metropolitan area →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blackwell House → Coler Specialty Hospital → Four Freedoms Park → Roosevelt Island Tramway → Roosevelt Island station → Smallpox Hospital Ruins →	locatedIn
James A. Thomas Center ("East River island") → Manhattan → Octagon Tower → Smallpox Hospital Ruins ("Roosevelt Island waterfront") →	locatedOn
Blackwell House ("Roosevelt Island Historical Sites") → Four Freedoms Park → Smallpox Hospital Ruins ("Roosevelt Island Historic District") →	partOf
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse → Roosevelt Island Tramway →	category
Octagon Tower → Roosevelt Island Lighthouse →	location
Manhattan station at 59th Street and Second Avenue → Roosevelt Island station →	serves
Roosevelt Island Tramway →	connects
New York County →	contains
Blackwell's Island →	formerNameOf
East River →	hasIsland
New York City waterway islands →	hasMember
Upper East Side →	hasPart
Gantry Plaza State Park →	hasViewOf
Manhattan skyline →	hasViewpoint
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation →	headquartersLocation
Blackwell House →	isOnIsland
Hell Gate →	nearbyIsland
Blackwell's Island →	nowKnownAs
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation →	operatesIn
59th Street Bridge →	passesOver