Kidfest at Riverwalk

21. October 2008 10:21

Welcome back to the Developer’s Blog @ Riverwalk.

We thought we’d highlight one of the exciting activities we’re sponsoring during the month of October: the Roosevelt Island Kidfest.

When we initially conceived of the master plan for Riverwalk, we envisioned a Town Square in the middle of the neighborhood, an area we dubbed the Riverwalk Commons. Our vision was that this would be a wonderful community space, bordered by retail shops on either side of a landscaped area. With 6 of the 7 retail stores now in operation, and the landscaping complete, we finally have a Riverwalk Commons to enjoy. Early on, we started thinking about the type of organized activities which could take place in the Commons—musical concerts, art shows, sculpture gardens, farmers markets, etc.

Thus we came up with the idea to enjoy the beauty of autumn on the Riverwalk Commons with a weekly children’s concert series every Saturday in October….the Roosevelt Island Kidfest (www.rooseveltislandkidfest.com) . Every Saturday in October, we are hosting a kids’ musical group. The first Saturday was the Deedle Deedle Dees, followed by Broadway Babies and Uncle Rock & The Playthings. If you haven’t come out to a Kidfest yet, please join us this Saturday, October 25, when we’re hosting Audra Rox from 2 pm to 4 pm. In addition to music, there’s face painting, rides, giveaways, activities with Island Kids, and delicious pizza and other food from Nonno’s Foccaceria.

We look forward to seeing you at the Riverwalk Commons so you can appreciate one of the places in New York City to enjoy an autumn afternoon.

Welcome to the Developer's Blog

6. August 2008 10:20

Welcome to the first posting of the Developer’s Blog @ Riverwalk, a chance for those of us most familiar with all the developments and newsworthy items at Riverwalk to update current residents, purchasers and prospective buyers.

There’s a lot to catch you up on as we’ve been developing Riverwalk since 1997. At that time, Riverwalk consisted of 19 vacant acres, an aging nurses residence sitting directly over the MTA tunnel which needed to be demolished, and there was no infrastructure anywhere to be found in the area—from Con Ed lines and water lines to phone and cable.

The first project we developed 8 years ago was a new soccer and softball field located in the southeastern corner of Riverwalk. We had consulted with many Roosevelt Island residents in numerous community meetings about what types of public amenities they wanted to see, and residents were evenly split between baseball fields and soccer fields. Finally, one of our colleagues concluded that if we designed the soccer field to overlap with the baseball outfield, we could fit 2 different sports on the site. When we cut the ribbon on the fields in 2002, then Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) President Rob Ryan wanted to commemorate all the firemen who had been stationed at Roosevelt Island near Motorgate who had lost their lives on 9-11. Thus was born Fireman’s Field.

Fireman’s Field has since been used by Roosevelt Island residents as well as rented out to various schools for their sports teams. However, the reason we’re writing about Fireman’s Field today is that we’re excited that RIOC is now hosting their outdoor summer movie series at Fireman’s Field. Last week, they showed the Bee Movie and on August 9 at 8:30 pm, they’re screening the Oscar-nominated animated movie, Monster House. What better place to kick back and watch a movie on a 2-story high screen than Riverwalk’s Fireman’s Field with great views in all directions. At times like this, we should probably put a banner on the Riverwalk buildings saying, if you lived here, you’d be home by now.

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