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About Me

I am "The Rock." A little island in the middle of the East River; I am about 2 miles long and 800 feet wide. There are around 10,000 folks who live on Roosevelt Island, but with new buildings being built and the Octagon fully occupied and our precious park space being taken away, that number is sure to grow.
I'm very excited that the Tram has not broken down in nearly two years, despite how crowded it is when the F isn't running properly. Basically, I'm the best place in New York City to live...a little slice of quasi-suburbia smack dab in the middle of NYC.
Rock-Related Web Sites:

Who is running this site? I have gotten a bunch of messages from people who want to know who I am. It doesn't matter. Let's suffice it to say I'm a lifelong Roosevelt Islander who wanted to create a place for everyone from The Rock to find each other. I don't want credit for this, just looking to bring some RI pride to MySpace.

My Interests

Little League, Peewee soccer, The Main Street Theater and Dance Alliance, Chillin by the water doing whatever you want, Roaming the Rock at night cuz you can't get off the Island

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who lives, has lived, wants to live or has just visited and fell in love with Roosevelt Island. People who know the significance of the Green Kitchen, the ice cream shop, Capri, the Bakery, the cobbler, Julie's Back Page, the random resturant there before Julie's, the bakery, Sloans, Andy's Place and Manufacturer's Hanover Trust.

Movies:

Spiderman, Conspiracy Theory, Zoolander, Night Hawks, Dark Water, Anything Else, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Autumn in New York, Before Night Falls, Changing Lanes, City Slickers, Scarface, Down to Earth, Kate & Leopold, Keeping the Faith, The Professional, The Secret of My Success, The Yards

Television:

In addition to motion pictures, Roosevelt Island locations have been used for television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 60 Minutes, The Sopranos, Spin City, Third Watch and Unsolved Mysteries. Commercials, industrials, music videos and documentaries for the BBC and The Discovery Channel have also utilized Roosevelt Islandâ€™s unique settings

Books:

The Great Gatsby

Heroes:

Grandpa Munster, Nancy Howe, Joe Carbonetti, Nester, Charlie

My Blog

The Laundry Issue in Eastwood

I got this from a concerned Eastwood resident who wants to get the word out. The laundry situation in Eastwood is unacceptable! Hi, i live in Eastwood. I just wrote a laundromat petition for us, ...
Posted by Roosevelt Island on Thu, 22 May 2008 06:04:00 PST

New Roosevelt Island Web Site

An excerpt from the new Roosevelt Island clothing and merchandise Web site. "As a lifetime (27 years) Roosevelt Islander, I have always tried to act as an ambassador for our often-misunderstood...
Posted by Roosevelt Island on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:12:00 PST

Censorship on this Page

Some folks have been complaining about a post I removed. To address that, I in no way am going to be censoring this page for jackass comments or potty mouth-ism. The only reason that post got deleted ...
Posted by Roosevelt Island on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:09:00 PST

We're Featured in the Main Street Wire

As you may or may not have heard, this myspace page has been featured in the Main Street Wire. For those of you not living on the island, you can find the text of the article below. You can also see i...
Posted by Roosevelt Island on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:55:00 PST