NYSP+ (New York Street Photography Plus)

PHOTOGRAPHERS - Roosevelt Island, the North Side

Sat, Aug 15 · 2:00 PM EDT

Roosevelt Island Tramway (In Front of Plaza Statue), E 59th St., New York, NY, US

DATE/TIME
Saturday, August 15, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm

ALL WELCOME
Beginners to Professionals
All with Digital Cameras, Smartphone Cameras, Vid Cams,
even just Discerning Eyes Only

MEETUP LOCATION
TRAMWAY PLAZA (Small Park along 2nd Ave. between 59th & 60th Sts. which sometimes has artistic statues)
You are entitled to a free transfer to the TRAM (& vice versa) if you use a NYC local bus or a subway & use your OMNY, Metro, or Personal Credit or Debit Card to originally board such.
All the above cards serve as TRAM point-of-sale fare cards.

You can also meet us at the Tram landing station on Roosevelt Island somewhere between 2:20 & 2:30 if you prefer to get there somewhat earlier.

NOTE
**NYC Subway F train stops on Roosevelt Island **
After arrival on the island we'll wait for the next TRAM and rejoin at the Tourist Info Center (very small diagonally situated white building) just 20 or so yards west of the TRAM arrival platform.
We're looking to start walking on Roosevelt Island itself at approximately 2:30pm following our TRAM ride (about a 7-8 minute ride from start point).
*** MTA WEEKENDER ALERTS - [MTA.info](https://www.mta.info/alerts) - NYC subway does extensive track and maintenance work on weekends so it would be a good idea to check the link above before you head out.

CONTACT
Meetup message site or ArtFrame24@gmail.com

RESTROOMS
Roosevelt Island does have some public restrooms. Bloomingdale's at Lexington Ave & 59th St (LL & 7th floor), Grand Central Terminal has plenty of facilities if coming through there.

PLAN
We'll board the Tram after meeting & attempt to capture our 1st images while up on the Tram, high above the streets of Manhattan. After a short ride we'll disembark the Tram which leaves us in the center of the Island and head to the northern tip of the Island.

PLACES WE'LL SEE

1. NYC East River Skyline
2. The famous 59th St (Ed Koch, Queensboro) bridge
3. The Blackwell House from 1796
4. The Epicopal Church built 1888
5. The Octagon, originally a mental health hospital built 1841, is now an apartment complex
6. Scenic waterfront & parks
7. The R I Lighthouse Park Lighthouse built in 1872
8. The Meditation Steps is an over-water wooden stepped platform

The island was called Minnehanonck by the Lenape and Varken Eylandt (Hog Island) by the Dutch during the colonial era and later Blackwell's Island. During much of the 19th and 20th centuries, the island was used by hospitals and prisons, with very limited access. It was renamed Welfare Island in 1921. Following several proposals to redevelop Welfare Island in the 1960s, the UDC leased the island, renamed it after former U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1973, and redeveloped it as a series of residential neighborhoods. The first phase of Northtown, the island's first community, was completed in 1974, followed by the second phase (Northtown II) in 1989. Southtown was developed in the early 21st century, along with the Cornel Tech higher-education campus.

PLANS FOR AN ENJOYABLE PHOTO OUTING

1. Use Wikipedia as a starting point to research some of the Roosevelt Island sites, location, and history of this fascinating place.
2. Plug in any address into Google Maps (maps.google.com) to bring up any instant map.
3. Make any on site or beforehand suggestions here at this meetup page or when we meet.

RAINDATE
Stay tuned for any weather update closer to the event day.
(**light rain - great for photography; heavy **- not for us or our equipment)

EVENT PHOTO ALBUM
There will be an album here on Meetup.com following the conclusion of our Meetup event - Manhattan architectural exteriors, skyline views, water traffic, park settings, Long Island City views, Lighthouse and more.
If in doubt, submit anyway. At all cost we'd rather you submit than not, since fun & message telling is our photo purpose. But our objective is to come up with an album collective for all to participate.
Please limit your photo contributions to 7 images to this album.

REFERENCES
Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. - rioc.ny.gov/162/The-Beginning
Wikipedia/Roosevelt Island - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island
Walk This Way NYC - walkthiswaynyc.com/home/walks/roosevelt-island/

****Don't forget ****your extra charged batteries & empty memory cards.
All-purpose & even long zoom lenses are suggested but any and all cameras are welcome as are all users from novice to expert.
Please be on time!* The NYC Subway & Bus System can be a hellscape of unimaginable delays that will wreak havoc on your mind. Plan your trip with some extra time! You will not want to miss this exciting event.*
DISCLAIMER:* Participation in these events requires that you assume all risks associated with these activities and that the Organizers, Co-Organizers, and Event Hosts are in no way liable for any tickets/summons, loss, theft, damage, injury or illness as a result of your participation. In other words, you are attending these events at your own risk!!*