Flashback To Early Roosevelt Island - Reunion Of PS/IS 217 Kids From 1975-85 Held Last Saturday At Southpoint Park

You Tube Video of Roosevelt Island An Island Place

Last Saturday, Southpoint Park was the site for the "Rock Reunion" of 1975-85 Roosevelt Island kids who attended PS/IS 217.



It was a chance for those attending to renew friendships, exchange stories and see how, or if, everyone has changed over the years.

Images by Roosevelt Island Resident Vicki Feinmel

Watch the Roosevelt Island - An Island Place video above for a flashback to what life was like on Roosevelt Island in the days of the late 1970's early 1980's.

Image by Roosevelt Island Resident Vicki Feinmel

One person described taking the Tram back then as like drinking a Gin & Tonic. Another person said that the children at the time could play wholly unsupervised because parents didn't have to

worry about someone sticking a needle into them.

Although, according to the video, that led to an unusually high number of abandoned children for much of the day because parents were not worried about the safety of their son or daughter.

Image by Roosevelt Island Resident Vicki Feinmel

Image by Roosevelt Island Resident Vicki Feinmel

UPDATE - 8:30 PM - Here's a video that was put together of the Roosevelt Island Reunion.

You Tube Video of 2009 Roosevelt Island Reunion at Southpoint Park