Roosevelt Island is that long, skinny piece of real estate on the East River between Manhattan and Queens. With green streets and broad demographics, Roosevelt Island has a distinctly residential feel. Many UN employees who work across the river in Manhattan call the neighborhood home. The few bars and restaurants on the island are frequented mainly by locals. Roosevelt Island can be accessed by the F train and the Roosevelt Island Tram.
| School Name | Type | Grades | Great Schools Rating | Parent Rating |
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| PS - IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND | PUBLIC | PK - 8 |
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| CHILD SCHOOL | PRIVATE | n/a |
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| LILIES INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | PRIVATE | 1 - 8 |
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Surrounded by a looping bike path, Roosevelt Island is a unique and quiet place to live. Though you’ll feel somewhat segregated from the rest of the city, the sense of community is like nothing else.
With the Tram, the F train and the Roosevelt Island Bridge as the only options for getting back and forth, there’s a palpable sense of claustrophobia when one or more of the three get shut down.
Though most everything is within walking (or biking) distance, the island does offer transportation in the form of a 25ยข “red bus” which loops between the Tram on the south and Lighthouse park on the north.
If you’re just visiting, don’t expect there to be too much to do. Just enjoy walking around (you can walk the perimeter in under 2 hours) with the skylines of Manhattan or Queens as the backdrop.
Paul Sahner lived here before
I took the tram out here for a bit of a tourist ride and it was beautiful! We crossed the river and got all of these nice views of Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. There were some nice parks and some historical-type stuff. It was fun but once night fell we left since there isn’t much in the way of evening activities here.
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