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It was occupied by a series of hospital facilities not so long ago. There was a VA facility just under the 59th Street Bridge, which was accessible by an elevator from the bridge walkway.

Once development started, nearly every inch of the waterfront was taken over by bulky apartment buildings.

I am not a student of Roosevelt Island, but I think they were mostly coops. There is a short bridge to Queens on the eastern shore. A tram and a subway line go to-and-from Manhattan. These are met by a bus that circumnavigates the island.

It’s a dense landscape but a pleasant view from the East River Esplanade.

Cherokee Apartments

AKA The East River Houses or The Shively Sanitary Tenements:

Shively was the prescribing physician behind the project to build “healthy” tenements for patients with TB.

The triple hinged windows are a unique feature of the design. They lead to lovely little balconies so the afflicted and their families could get out into the air.

The tenements, now landmarked, have been converted to attractive coops.

Tributes

Streets are renamed to honor people, places, or things that have made our city great.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is such an entity.

This “settlement house” is in the long tradition of social service providers available to New Yorkers.

Founded in 1894, its mission was then and remains now:

At its core, the work has not changed since our founding—we still educate children, feed hungry neighbors, care for the elderly, advocate for vulnerable individuals and provide critical, comprehensive services to immigrants and low-income New Yorkers, helping them to gain the skills they need to strengthen themselves today and build a better community for tomorrow.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

The first one in the city was established in 1886; many, like LHNH, still survive.

To learn more about the history of NYC Settlement Houses, click here.