Roosevelt Island is almost like a parallel universe. It's so close to the city, you can see it just across the water and hear the busy noises of cars and trucks and life in the city. Yet Roosevelt Island is calm and quiet, filled with schools and playgrounds, young families, people convalescing, and just a general slower rhythm to life. I loved it. I practically walked the whole island in one afternoon (in other words, get ready for a whole slew of pictures. And be grateful I whittled it down from over 100 to about 35).

xxo