Roosevelt Island
island on East River in New York City, United States
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Summary
Roosevelt Island is a river island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of river island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,605 views/month, #1 of 290).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[3], New York County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: East River[6]
- Instance of: island[7]
- Named after: Franklin Delano Roosevelt[8]
- Postal code: 10044[9]
- Commons category: Roosevelt Island[10]
- Official website: http://rioc.ny.gov/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Roosevelt Island[12]
- Commons gallery: Roosevelt Island[13]
- Population: 9520[14], 11,661[15]
- Described by source: The New Student's Reference Work[16]
- Length: 2 miles[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 5 feet[18]
- Area: 0.6 km²[19]
- Public transport stop: Roosevelt Island[20]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Roosevelt Island[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Roosevelt Island include Roosevelt Island Tramway[22], an aerial tramway[23], in United States[24], founded in 1976[25] and it[26], a metro station[27], in United States[28].
Why It Matters
Roosevelt Island has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Roosevelt Island Tramway[22], an aerial tramway[23], in United States[24], founded in 1976[25] and it[26], a metro station[27], in United States[28].