VIRTUAL Today's Roosevelt Island: From It's Dark Past, with Mario Medici

This small, two-mile strip of land that sits between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens is loaded with history both old and new. Whether your interest is in architecture dating back to the early 19th century, or institutions that once housed the poor, those convicted of crimes, and the destitute, or New York City Asylum for the Mentally Insane, one of the first institutions of its kind established in this country, you’ll find it here on Roosevelt Island. The lecture will cover the FDR Four Freedoms Park, Cornell Tech, Southpoint Park, the Smallpox Hospital (ruins), the Octagon, built in 1834 (formally referred to as the insane asylum), the recently restored island lighthouse and very latest attraction The Girl Puzzle Memorial (a tribute to Nellie Bly)!

Presenter: Mario Medici, Amateur photographer, art history enthusiast, and avid researcher.

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