Editing Roosevelt Island (section)

== Community ==
Roosevelt Island's redevelopment in the 1970s spurred the creation of a community distinct from the rest of Manhattan.<ref name="Specter 1982" /><ref name="Sherman 1988">{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|277910428}} |title=Roosevelt Island: a Small Town in the Urban Mainstream |first=Beth |last=Sherman |date=March 10, 1988 |page=1 |work=Newsday |issn=2574-5298 }}</ref> Following Northtown's completion, an architectural critic wrote for ''Architectural Design'' that Roosevelt Island "seems to be more of a hermetically sealed suburb than an integral part of New York City".<ref>{{harvnb|ps=.|Stern|Mellins|Fishman|1995|p=659}}</ref> One newspaper from 1989 described the island as a "small, self-contained, family-oriented community", with its own [[Little League Baseball]] team, newspaper, and library.<ref name="Sherman 1988" /> A ''Washington Post'' article from the same year described the island as having the feel of a small town but with a closer connection to Manhattan.<ref name="Conn 1989" /> A ''New York Times'' article from 1999 said the island had the feel of "a postwar suburb of some European city", distinct from the rest of New York City.<ref name="Hall 1999" /> In 2008, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' described the island as a "fantastic and peaceful place to live", albeit with many disputes among residents.<ref name="Sheftell 2008" />

Over the years, several dozen volunteer groups have been developed on the island.<ref name="Seitz Miller 2011 p. 163" /> These include the Roosevelt Island Garden Club, which consists of 120 plots tended by members.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yee |first=Vivian |title=Turmoil at the Roosevelt Island Garden Club |website=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |date=April 13, 2013 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/nyregion/turmoil-at-the-roosevelt-island-garden-club.html |access-date=March 20, 2024}}</ref> There is also a farmer's market.<ref name="Jacobson 2014" /> in addition to organizations such as the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association<ref name="Laterman 2015" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Weaver |first=Shaye |title=Roosevelt Island Can Be 'Mini-Chelsea' With New Art Gallery, Founder Says |website=DNAinfo New York |date=September 22, 2016 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160922/roosevelt-island/paul-calendrillo-art-gallery-roosevelt-island-chelsea/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208164205/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160922/roosevelt-island/paul-calendrillo-art-gallery-roosevelt-island-chelsea/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance.<ref name="Laterman 2015" /><ref>{{harvnb|ps=.|U.S. Government Printing Office|1998|page=88}}</ref> A [[historical society]], the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, has archival material about the island's history.<ref>{{cite web |last=Antos |first=Jason D. |date=January 3, 2018 |title=The Roosevelt Island Historical Society Is Rich With Archival Material |url=https://www.qgazette.com/articles/the-roosevelt-island-historical-society-is-rich-with-archival-material/ |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=Queens Gazette}}</ref> The island has a biweekly newspaper, ''The Main Street Wire'',<ref name="US GPO-1998">{{harvnb|ps=.|U.S. Government Printing Office|1998|page=87}}</ref><ref name="Polner 2004">{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|279839082}} |title=Small town life in the big city, With family feel, many parks and affordable housing, it's hard to believe Roosevelt Island is part of Manhattan |first=Robert |last=Polner |date=September 10, 2004 |page=D07 |work=Newsday |issn=2574-5298 }}</ref> which was founded in 1981;<ref>{{cite news |last=Lazar |first=Louie |title=News for and From Roosevelt Island |date=September 16, 2015 |work=The Wall Street Journal |issn=0099-9660 |url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/news-for-and-from-roosevelt-island-1442366103 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> it originally had a column with pieces about the history of Roosevelt Island.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunning |first=Jennifer |title=New York's Sidewalks: a Choice of Tours |website=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |date=September 9, 1983 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/09/arts/new-york-s-sidewalks-a-choice-of-tours.html |access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>

There have been community traditions on Roosevelt Island, such as [[Halloween]] parades, [[Black History Month]] events, and [[Lunar New Year]] celebrations.<ref name="Segall 2002">{{cite web |last=Segall |first=Rebecca |title=Close Up On: Roosevelt Island |website=The Village Voice |date=July 30, 2002 |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/close-up-on-roosevelt-island/ |access-date=March 25, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Applebome 1986" /> Various activities take place on the island throughout the year, such as picnics and concerts,<ref name="Hughes 2007" /> in addition to annual Roosevelt Island Day celebrations since 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Brendan |last=Brosh |date=June 8, 2007 |title=Roosevelt Isle's day to shine |via=newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-roosevelt-isles-day-to-shine/144112755/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |work=New York Daily News |issn=2692-1251 |pages=137}}</ref> The island has also hosted events like the Roosevelt Island Table Tennis Tournament<ref>{{Cite news |last=Trapasso |first=Clare |date=February 4, 2011 |title=Table tennis titan brings tournament to Roosevelt Island |via=newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-table-tennis-titan-brings-tou/144201193/ |access-date=March 27, 2024 |work=New York Daily News |issn=2692-1251 |pages=36}}</ref> and the Figment NYC festival.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stapinski |first=Helene |title=Art Festival Is Welcome, but Not the Huge Crowds |website=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |date=May 31, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/arts/design/art-festival-is-welcome-but-not-the-huge-crowds.html |access-date=March 28, 2024 |postscript=none}}; {{cite web |title=Roosevelt Island lost FIGMENT, but you can still see it –... |website=Roosevelt Island, New York, Daily News |date=May 27, 2022 |url=https://rooseveltislanddaily.news/2022/05/27/roosevelt-island-lost-figment-but-you-can-still-see-it/ |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> Every summer since 2015, the Manhattan Park Pool Club has commissioned a mural for the Manhattan Park development's pool deck.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Elizabeth |last1=Stamp |first2=Max |last2=Touhey |title=This Vibrant Public Swimming Pool Gives NYC's Concrete Jungle Some Much-Needed Color |website=Architectural Digest |date=June 11, 2019 |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/vibrant-public-swimming-pool-nyc-concrete-jungle-much-needed-color |access-date=March 28, 2024 |postscript=none}}; {{cite web |last=Gannon |first=Devin |title=Roosevelt Island's colorful Manhattan Park Pool Club is back and open to the public |website=6sqft |date=August 11, 2020 |url=https://www.6sqft.com/roosevelt-islands-colorful-manhattan-park-pool-club-is-back-and-open-to-the-public/ |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> Roosevelt Island has sometimes been used as a filming location, such as for the films ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' (2002)<ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=John |date=May 3, 2002 |title='Spider-Man' Is Just Marvel-ous / A fun spin on action, humor, romance |work=Newsday |issn=2574-5298 |page=B11  |id={{ProQuest|279530720}}}}</ref> and ''[[Dark Water (2005 film)|Dark Water]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gill |first=John Freeman |date=July 17, 2005 |title=... And on Roosevelt Island, Being Afraid, Really Afraid |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/nyregion/thecity/and-on-roosevelt-island-being-afraid-really-afraid.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118222603/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/nyregion/thecity/and-on-roosevelt-island-being-afraid-really-afraid.html |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |access-date=November 18, 2023 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |language=en-US }}</ref>