Roosevelt Island Resident Goran Veljic Featured As New Yorker of the Month By Ask a New Yorker - New Home Is One Of The Most Beautiful Spots In New York City He Says!

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Recent Roosevelt Island resident Goran Veljic was featured as the September 2012 New Yorker of the Month by Ask A New Yorker. Mr. Veljic spoke with Ask a New Yorker about life on Roosevelt Island. Here's an excerpt from the interview.

Ask a New Yorker: Where are we? What’s happening? I’m, like, in another world.

Goran: We are on Roosevelt Island, a small island between Queens and Manhattan. It is one of the most beautiful spots on New York City. I moved here in March 2010. I would like to stay here for a long time. It has great views and is a very friendly, clean place to live. We don’t have a lot of restaurants or bars. This bar-restaurant Pier NYC opened recently and where we are sitting is one of my favorites. Roosevelt Island also has soccer fields. I’m from Europe so I’m a big soccer fan.

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Goran: If you have an artist feeling in your soul then New York is the best place to be. New York is extremely energetic place to live for artist. I used to think Paris but after a few years in New York is the world center for art, photography, film, painters and writers too. New York is like a big diamond. One place I really like to hang out in is in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It’s very laid back and open minded. You never know who you are going to meet. The best in the world come here and they could be painting on the corner. New York is a leader in art!

Click here for the entire Ask a New Yorker feature with Roosevelt Island resident Goran Veljic