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Wikipedia: Roosevelt Island, formerly known as Welfare Island (from 1921 to 1973), and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. It lies between the island of Manhattan to its west and the borough of Queens to its east. Running from Manhattan's East 46th to East 85th streets, it is about two miles long, with a maximum width of 800 feet (240 m), and a total area of 147 acres.
![[Looking at Manhattan from north of the Queensboro Bridge]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/From_Roosevelt_Island_s.jpg "Looking at Manhattan from north of the Queensboro Bridge")
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![[A new Roosevelt Island Tram car in operation]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/New_Roosevelt_Island_Tram_2010_10_09_s.jpg "A new Roosevelt Island Tram car in operation")
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![[The prison at Blackwell's Island, 1853]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Blackwell_27s_Island_prison_s.jpg "The prison at Blackwell's Island, 1853")
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![[Q102 bus at Roosevelt Island]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Q102_bus_s.jpg "Q102 bus at Roosevelt Island")
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![[Roosevelt Island Red bus]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Roosevelt_Island_Red_Bus_Orion_VII_hybrid_2_s.jpg "Roosevelt Island Red bus")
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![[Ruins of Smallpox Hospital]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ruins_of_the_Smallpox_Hospital_2007_s.jpg "Ruins of Smallpox Hospital")
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![[Roosevelt Island Lighthouse in 1970]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Welfare_Island_2C_Lighthouse_2C_New_York_28New_York_County_2C_New_York_29_s.jpg "Roosevelt Island Lighthouse in 1970")
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