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Roosevelt Islandformerly (until 1921) Blackwell's Island and (1921–73) Welfare IslandIsland in the East River, between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens, New York, New York, U.S. Administratively part of Manhattan, it has an area of 139 acres (56 hectares). In 1637 the Dutch bought the island from the Indians. In 1828 the city acquired it and built a penitentiary there. It was renamed in 1973 to honour Pres. Franklin Roosevelt. Now the site of moderate-income housing and shopping complexes, it is connected to Manhattan by aerial tramway and to Queens by bridge. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Narrator E: Bly fakes insanity to get herself committed to nearby Blackwell's Island. NEW YORK -- The first-ever Goldeneye Film Festival, announced today by Palm Pictures' Chris Blackwell and David Koh, is scheduled to take place December 8-13, 2004, at Blackwell's Island Outpost property, Goldeneye, located in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica. For her first story, she pretended to be insane and got herself committed to Blackwell's Island, a New York mental institution. |
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