ROOSEVELT ISLAND
‘WELFARE ISLAND’ WAS RENAMED ‘ROOSEVELT ISLAND’ IN HONOR OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT IN 1971 AREA: 147 ACRES LENGTH : 2 MILES WIDTH: 0.15 MILE OR 792 FEET
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1832: THE CITY ERECTS A PRISON ON THE ISLAND AND PENITENTIARY HOSPITAL WAS BUILT TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE PRISON INMATES.
BLACKWELL ISLAND 1879 LUNATIC ASYLUM AND
OCTAGON TOWER PENITENTIARY
1839: THE NEW YORK CITY LUNATIC ASYLUM OPENS, INCLUDING THE OCTAGON TOWER.
WORK HOUSE
ALMS HOUSES
UNATIC ASYLUM AND OCTAGON TOWER
1852: A WORKHOUSE IS BUILT ON THE ISLAND TO HOLD PETTY VIOLATORS IN 220 CELLS. 1858 -1870: THE ASYLUM BURNS DOWN AND IS REBUILT ON THE SAME SITE. PENITENTIARY HOSPITAL IS DESTROYED IN THE SAME FIRE. PRISONERS COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF RENWICK'S CITY HOSPITAL, WHICH SERVES BOTH PRISONERS AND NEW YORK CITY'S POORER POPULATION. CITY HOSPITAL IS RENAMED CHARITY HOSPITAL.
1637: DUTCH GOVERNOR WOUTER VAN TWILLER PURCHASES THE ISLAND, THEN KNOWN AS HOG ISLAND, FROM THE CANARSIE INDIANS PRISON HOSPITAL
1666 - 1686: AFTER ENGLISH DEFEAT THE DUTCH, CAPTAIN JOHN MANNING SEIZES THE ISLAND. AFTER, MANNING'S SON IN LAW, ROBERT BLACKWELL BECOMES NEW ONWER.
1796:
BLACKWELL'S GREAT-GRANDSON JACOB BLACKWELL
CONSTRUCTS THE BLACKWELL HOUSE.
1828: THE CITY OF NEW YORK PURCHASES THE ISLAND FOR $32,000 =$680,242 TODAY
1872: THE BLACKWELL ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE WAS BUILT.
WELFARE ISLAND 1921
1895: INMATES FROM THE ASYLUM ARE TRANSFERRED TO WARD'S ISLAND, AND PATIENTS FROM THE HOSPITAL THERE ARE TRANSFERRED TO BLACKWELL'S ISLAND. THE ASYLUM IS RENAMED METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL.
1889: THE CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, DESIGNED BY FREDERICK CLARKE WITHERS, OPENS.
THE CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE
1909: THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE, WHICH PASSES OVER THE ISLAND BUT DOES NOT PROVIDE DIRECT VEHICULAR ACCESS TO IT, OPENS.
1921: BLACKWELL'S ISLAND IS RENAMED WELFARE ISLAND.
1935: LAST CONVICTS ON WELFARE ISLAND ARE TRANSFERRED TO RIKER'S ISLAND .
1939: GOLDWATER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A CHRONIC CARE FACILITY, OPENS, WITH ALMOST A THOUSAND BEDS IN 7 BUILDINGS ON 9.9 ACRES.
WELFARE ISLAND 1951 GOLDWATER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (NORTH)
WELFARE ISLAND BRIDGE
1952: BIRD S. COLER HOSPITAL, ANOTHER CHRONIC CARE FACILITY, OPENS.
1955: METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL MOVES TO MANHATTAN, LEAVING THE LUNATIC ASYLUM BUILDINGS ABANDONED. 1955: THE WELFARE ISLAND BRIDGE FROM QUEENS OPENS, ALLOWING AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK ACCESS TO THE ISLAND.
GOLDWATER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (SOUTH)
1968: DELACORTE FOUNTAIN OPENS. AN ARTIFICIAL GEYSER, IT SPRAYS SALT WATER 250 FEET INTO THE AIR OPPOSITE THE UNITED NATIONS.
ROOSEVELT ISLAND 2000
ROOSEVELT ISLAND SCHOOL PS/IS 217
MOTORGATE
1969: THE NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SIGNS A 99-YEAR LEASE FOR THE ISLAND, AND ARCHITECTS PHILIP JOHNSON AND JOHN BURGEE CREATE A PLAN FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS HOUSING 20,000 RESIDENTS.
1971: WELFARE ISLAND IS RENAMED ROOSEVELT ISLAND IN HONOR OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT. 1976: THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAMWAY OPENS, CONNECTING THE ISLAND DIRECTLY WITH MANHATTAN.
RIVERCROSS HOUSING EASTWOOD HOUSING (WIRE BUILDINGS)
SUBWAY STATION TRAMWAY STATION
1989: SUBWAY SERVICE TO THE ISLAND BEGINS WITH THE OPENING OF THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND SUBWAY STATION (F TRAIN).
THE RENWICK RUINS
2006 :THE RESTORED OCTAGON TOWER OPENS, SERVING AS THE CENTRAL LOBBY OF A TWO WING, 500-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING.
ROOSEVELT ISLAND 2013 OCTAGON TOWER & APARTMENT BUILDING
2010: THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAMWAY REOPENS AFTER RENOVATIONS. 2011: SOUTHPOINT PARK OPENS, SOUTH OF GOLDWATER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NEAR THE ISLAND'S SOUTHERN END.
WESTVIEW HOUSING
SOUTHPOINT PARK
FDR FREEDOMS PARK
2012: THE RESULT OF AN INITIATIVE BEGUN 38 YEARS EARLIER, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT FOUR FREEDOMS PARK IS DEDICATED AND OPENS TO THE PUBLIC AS A NEW YORK STATE PARK.
ROOSEVELT ISLAND: MORPHOLOGY NOLLI PLAN 2013 PRIVATE SPACE PUBLIC SPACE
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U.S. POSTAL OFFICE MOTORGATE SUPERMARKET
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
GOLDWATER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (SOUTH)
BIKE PATH
PARKING MIX-USED PARKING
CHANGING IN POPULATION SINCE 2000 POPULATION WHITES: BLACK: HISPANICS: ASIANS: MULTIRACIAL: ITHER GROUPS:
43% 19% 14% 20% 3% 1%
CHANGE FROM 2000
+549% +364% +952% +1229% +371% +1,040%
OVER 20% INCREASE
LESS THAN 20%
POPULATION: 9,723 CHANGE SINCE 2000: +600.0%
40% - 60% BLACK POPULATION
OVER 20% DECLINE POPULATION: 1,938 CHANGE SINCE 2000: -76.2%
BLACK POPULATION
WHITE POPULATION
HISPANIC POPULATION
60% - 80% WHITE POPULATION LESS THAN 20% HISPANIC POPULATION 20% - 30% ASIAN POPULATION
ASIAN POPULATION
INCOME NO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
UNEMPLOYMENT
10% TO 25%
7.5% TO 15%
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
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THE TYPOLOGY GROUND FLOOR
PARKING SPACE IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING APARTMENT UNIT FLOOR PLATE (ABOVE)
MAIN STREET
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SITTING AREA
ARCADE PASSAGEWAY
PEDESTRIANS ONLY
APARTMENT LOBBY
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CIRCULATION FROM/ TO MAIN STREET
MAIN STREET
PEDESTRIANS ONLY
CARS PERMITTED
STOREFRONT
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EASTWOOD COMPLEX
APARTMENT LOBBY
MAIN STREET : WEST-EAST SECTION
RIVERCROSS HOUSING
EASTWOOD HOUSING
MAIN STREET : WEST-EAST ELEVATION
WESTVIEW HOUSING SITE ELEVATION
ROOSEVELT ISLAND IN THE FUTURE
CORNELL NYC TECH SITE PLAN
PHASE I
CAMPUS FACTS:
ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS:
2 MILLIONS SQUARE FEET 2.5 ACRES OF NEW GREEN SPACE 20,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS 8,000 PERMANENT JOBS WILL HOUSE 2,000 STUDENTS +280 FACULTY BY 2037
WILL GENERATE $23 BILLION IN OVERALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVER 3 DECADES $1.4 BILLION IN TOTAL TAX REVENUE 600 SPIN—OFF COMPANIES PROJECTED TO CREATE 30K NEW JOBS
TOTAL FUNDING: $2 BILLION
THE PLAYERS: CITY OF NEW YORK CORNELL UNIVERSITY TECHNION-ISRAEL INSTITUTED OF TECHNOLOGY
2014-2037
PHASE II
CORNELL NYC TECH
FUTURE ROOSEVELT ISLAND
RIVER TO RIVER EXPERIENCE
Views
PHASE 1 2017 STUDENTS & FACULTY MOVE IN
PHASE 2 2037 PROJECT COMPLETION DATE
CORNELL NYC TECH
WHAT IF THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM LINKED QUEENS TO MIDTOWN? WXY ARCHITECTURE + URBAN DESIGN VIA THE FORUM FOR URBAN DESIGN
EXTEND THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, CREATING A NEW LINK FROM QUEENS PLAZA TO CENTRAL PARK. THE TRAM COULD BE A HIGH-VISIBILITY ATTRACTION, STEERING TOURISTS FROM CENTRAL PARK TO THE MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES OF LONG ISLAND CITY. AND IT WOULD SERVE COMMUTERS AS AN ABOVE-GRADE TRANSIT OPTION WITH A FANTASTIC VIEW THAT LINKS QUEENS PLAZA WITH MIDTOWN MANHATTAN OR THE NEW ROOSEVELT ISLAND CAMPUS AND INNOVATION HUB.