Things To Do
Lighthouse Park
This small Lighthouse graces the northern tip of Roosevelt Island, situated on a land projection that was once a separate island connected by a wooden bridge. Local legend suggests that in the 19th century, a patient from the nearby Lunatic Asylum built a stone fort on this outcropping, fearing a British invasion.
Smallpox Memorial Hospital
The old Smallpox Hospital near Four Freedom’s Park dates back to 1856. The Gothic Revival ruin was designed by James Renwick Jr, famous for his other masterpieces like Grace Church and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The hospital is the only ruin in NYC officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
FDR Four Freedoms Park Conservancy
Four Freedoms Park Conservancy is a non-profit organization that programs Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park on Roosevelt Island.
RIVAA Gallery
Roosevelt Island Visual Arts Association is a membership-based organization committed to the establishment of an art center in its distinctive island location on the East River in New York. Its mission is to cultivate and promote the visual arts within the community and beyond, fostering a creative environment that celebrates artistic expression and cultural enrichment