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Horny turkey’s hunt for love causes chaos for residents, NYPD officers desperately chasing her
April 15, 2025 | 6:27pmThe horny bird's quest for love is causing nothing but chaos in Midtown East.
Execs on NYC's Roosevelt Island spent $170K in taxpayer cash to launch anti-tourist smear campaign: probe
April 10, 2025 | 1:19pmRoosevelt Island officials launched a smear campaign to blame tourists -- and not mismanagement -- for repeated problems with the island's famed Tramway, a scathing state report reveals.
This is the priciest home ever listed on Roosevelt Island -- and it could also break a sales record
March 31, 2025 | 3:29pmNo man is an island, but a buyer of this glam penthouse on Roosevelt Island could sure be the king of it.
Selfie-obsessed tourists create Roosevelt Island tram jam: 'Horrible, horrible!'
December 31, 2024 | 2:16pm“This is insane. ... In all my time on the Island, I have never seen something like this,'' said a Roosevelt resident named Ashley to The Post on Sunday morning...
New Riverwalk tower on Roosevelt Island is just what doctors ordered
September 15, 2024 | 2:01pmThe new tower adds 357 units, with 104 earmarked for employees of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
NYC neighborhood comes together for effort to protect local celebrity Rosie the Turkey
September 13, 2024 | 4:18pmRoosevelt Island is for the birds. In a good way.
Roosevelt Island locals go scorched earth on paltry bus service, choose to walk island’s 147 acres instead
September 9, 2024 | 7:00am"Lately it sucks,�Karen, a 45-year-old human resources worker, said on Sunday. “I walk. I don't wait for it anymore. It's been terrible service.�
Wild turkey that roosts in Manhattan harassed by stone-throwing kids as some say the city's no place for their feathered friend
June 18, 2024 | 6:03pmA wild turkey spotted all over the Big Apple has left the bustle of Midtown Manhattan for the relative quiet of Roosevelt Island �only to face stone-throwing hooligans and...
Mystery muscle car blares animal sounds in NYC neighborhood, leaving locals confused -- and annoyed
May 7, 2024 | 7:02amRoosevelt Island residents are having a cow over an elusive muscle car that's been blaring annoying animal sounds across the neighborhood at all hours of the day.
NYC's first-ever 'mini forest' coming to Roosevelt Island this spring
March 12, 2024 | 10:43pmThe forest will be carefully constructed using the Miyawaki Method, named for the famed Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, which has become immensely popular for creating lasting ecosystems in urban environments...
The Bronx is up and the Battery's an Aries — what zodiac sign is your NYC neighborhood?
February 29, 2024 | 9:12pmOf course Times Square's a Leo — what else?
One of the first families to live on Roosevelt Island sells 47-year home for a record price
February 2, 2024 | 4:43pmA $2.09 million sale at the Rivercross co-op marks more than just a new superlative for Roosevelt Island, it's also one family passing its legacy to another.
Explosions, shaking on Roosevelt Island caused by Queens earthquake: officials
January 2, 2024 | 10:42amAuthorities reported the 1.7 magnitude quake hitting under Astoria, Queens, a little before 6 a.m.
Wi-Fi disruptions blamed for 'scary' Roosevelt Island Tram swaying
November 10, 2023 | 6:19pmOperators have given an explanation for the motion terrifying commuters.
Roosevelt Island tram terrifies commuters with wild swinging moments
November 8, 2023 | 5:14pm"A lot of people, probably like a third of the people in the car, fell over," says one commuter.
Theater of War, a veteran-healing performance, is coming to NYC
September 26, 2023 | 4:40pmA profound event that connects closer to veterans who may be struggling with life at home is coming to Roosevelt Island on Wednesday evening.
History is a lot more complicated than City Council's statue-haters can admit
September 24, 2023 | 6:05pmNew York's City Council, having already removed the statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall, now wants to take down all statuary of George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
Moment NYPD cops fatally shoot knife-wielding Roosevelt Island man seen in disturbing bodycam footage
September 8, 2023 | 8:57pmThe 21-year-old assailant tried to corner three cops inside the elevator and showed no signs of stopping when they displayed their weapons.
OMNY finally coming to Roosevelt Island Tram, JFK still months away: MTA
August 24, 2023 | 6:36pmStraphangers will now be able to tap their credit card and pay the fare for the Roosevelt Island Tram using the new OMNY system.
Family of 21-year-old killed by police in NYC 'not OK' following death: dad
August 5, 2023 | 6:00pmThe father of a 21-year-old man who was shot and killed by police as he swung a knife at them on Roosevelt Island over the weekend said his family was...