Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump Win NY State Democratic & Republican Presidential Primaries, Ms Clinton Gives Shout Out To Roosevelt Island - Vote Tally For Roosevelt Island Too

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were the winners in yesterday's NY State Democratic and Republican Party Presidential Primaries. According to the NY Times:

Donald J. Trump wrested back control of the Republican presidential race on Tuesday with a commanding victory in the New York primary, while Hillary Clinton dealt a severe blow to Senator Bernie Sanders with an unexpectedly strong win that led her to declare that the Democratic nomination was “in sight.”...

Click here for the full NY Times article.

Image From NY Times

How did Roosevelt Island vote in the NY State Presidential Primary?

Here is the Roosevelt Island vote tally from the NYC Board Of Elections for Election Districts 82-87 in the 76 Assembly District with 99% reporting.

Democratic Party

                     Sanders            Clinton
ED 82           33                     64
ED 83           146                   263
ED 84           149                   178
ED 85           76                     108
ED 86           81                     112
ED 87           29                     45

Total             514 (40%)          770 (60%)

Total Roosevelt Island NY State Democratic Party Presidential Primary Votes -   1284

Republican Party.

                   Trump                 Kasich                Carson            Cruz
ED 82         11                         6                        0                      1
ED 83         14                         9                        0                      4
ED 84          6                          7                        0                      4
ED 85          4                          4                        0                      4
ED86           11                        12                       0                     7
ED 87          3                           2                       0                      3

Total            49  (44%)            40 (36%)            0                      23 (20%)

Total Roosevelt Island NY State Republican Republican Party Presidential Primary Votes -  112

Total Roosevelt Island NY State Presidential Primary Votes - 1396

Hillary Clinton gave a shout out to Roosevelt Island during her victory speech last night.

"We started this race not far from here on Roosevelt Island," @HillaryClinton

— Lauren Gambino (@LGamGam) April 20, 2016

"You know, we started this race not far from here on Roosevelt Island..and before that, via video..and tweet" #LotsOfReboots #HillaryClinton

— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) April 20, 2016

That is the loudest cheer Roosevelt Island has ever gotten.

— Bryan P. Grady (@bpgrady) April 20, 2016

Here's Ms. Clinton's victory speech last night. She gives the Roosevelt Island shout out at about the 2 minute mark.



Here's Donald Trump's victory speech. No mention of Roosevelt Island.

Bill de Blasio Inaugurated As Mayor Of New York City Today Calls For Dramatic New Approach To Rebuild Communities From Neighborhoods Up - Sworn In By President Bill Clinton Who Endorses de Blasio Campaign Commitments

New York City has a new Mayor.

 Image from NYC Mayor's Office

Bill deBlasio was sworn in as Mayor earlier today by former President Bill Clinton. Prior to administering the oath of office to Mayor de Blasio, President Clinton said:

... I strongly endorse Bill de Blasio's core campaign commitment that we have to have a city of shared opportunities, shared prosperity, shared responsibilities, we are interdependent...

and:

... this inequality problem bedevils the entire county... it is not just a moral outrage, it is a horrible constraint on economic growth... we cannot go forward if we don't do it together...

Here's President Clinton's full remarks:



Mayor de Blasio said during his inaugural address:

... We recognize a city government’s first responsibilities: to keep our neighborhoods safe; to keep our streets clean; to ensure that those who live here – and those who visit – can get where they need to go in every boroughs. But we know that our mission reaches deeper. We are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. And so today, we commit to a new progressive direction in New York. And that same progressive impulse has written our city’s history. It’s in our DNA....

... So let me be clear. When I said we would take dead aim at the Tale of Two Cities, I meant it. And we will do it. I will honor the faith and trust you have placed in me. And we will give life to the hope of so many in our city. We will succeed as One City. We know this won’t be easy; It will require all that we can muster. And it won’t be accomplished only by me; It will be accomplished by all of us — those of us here today, and millions of everyday New Yorkers in every corner of our city.

You must continue to make your voices heard. You must be at the center of this debate. And our work begins now.

We will expand the Paid Sick Leave law — because no one should be forced to lose a day’s pay, or even a week’s pay, simply because illness strikes. And by this time next year, fully 300,000 additional New Yorkers will be protected by that law. We won’t wait.

We’ll do it now. We will require big developers to build more affordable housing. We’ll fight to stem the tide of hospital closures. And we’ll expand community health centers into neighborhoods in need, so that New Yorkers see our city not as the exclusive domain of the One Percent, but a place where everyday people can afford to live, work, and raise a family. We won’t wait. We’ll do it now.

We will reform a broken stop-and-frisk policy, both to protect the dignity and rights of young men of color, and to give our brave police officers the partnership they need to continue their success in driving down crime. We won’t wait. We’ll do it now.

We will ask the very wealthy to pay a little more in taxes so that we can offer full-day universal pre-K and after-school programs for every middle school student. And when we say “a little more,” we can rightly emphasize the “little.”...

... we need a dramatic new approach — rebuilding our communities from the bottom-up, from the neighborhoods up. And just like before, the world will watch as we succeed. All along the way, we will remember what makes New York, New York.

A city that fights injustice and inequality — not just because it honors our values, but because it strengthens our people. A city of five boroughs — all created equal. Black, white, Latino, Asian, gay, straight, old, young, rich, middle class, and poor. A city that remembers our responsibility to each other — our common cause — is to leave no New Yorker behind....

Here's full video of Mayor de Blasio's oath of office and Inaugural address



and the text of his remarks.

Mayor de Blasio has been to Roosevelt Island several times speaking with residents including a fundraising event earlier this year prior to the Democratic Party primary and also in 2009

Bill deBlasio together with Jessica Lappin and Micah Kellner at 2009 Roosevelt Island gathering

when he was running for and winning the Office of Public Advocate.

Mayor de Blasio's first test is coming very soon. Let's see how he handles the snowstorm expected for later this week.

Good Luck Mr. Mayor

October 17 Dedication Of Roosevelt Island Kahn/FDR Four Freedoms Park Memorial, Here's What Happened - President Clinton Always Wanted To Come To Roosevelt Island After Reading Linda Fairstein Novel The Deadhouse

Reported yesterday on Scenes from the Roosevelt Island Kahn/FDR Four Freedoms Park Memorial Dedication Ceremony.

Here's video of the entire ceremony



Following the Ceremony, President Clinton was surrounded by people wishing to talk, touch or just be in his presence. It was quite a spectacle



Some Roosevelt Island residents managed to get their pictures taken with President Clinton including Dr. Jack Resnick talking health care,

Image From Olya Turcihin

and Photo Blogger Olya Turcihin (Olya's Urban Journal).

Image From Olya Turcihin

I managed to offer to take President Clinton on a tour of Roosevelt Island which he politely declined and then told him about the FDR Hope Memorial.



President Clinton explained that he always wanted to visit Roosevelt Island after reading Linda Fairstein's novel The Deadhouse. Ms. Fairstein is standing at President Clinton's left as we spoke.

Some Scenes From Roosevelt Island Dedication Of FDR Four Freedoms Park This Morning - A Speech From President Bill Clinton And A Visit From Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Too

Will have more later, but here are some scenes from the FDR Four Freedoms Park Dedication earlier this afternoon morning.

 Ribbon Cutting Image From John Lee

President Bill Clinton's speech at the Dedication



a visit from Google Chairman Eric Schmidt

and Press Release From NY Governor Andrew Cuomo:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, a new State Park located on Roosevelt Island in the East River.

Four Freedoms Park is an enduring tribute to the life and work of President Roosevelt, a former governor of New York State who led the nation through a tumultuous period in American and world history. The Park will open to the public on October 24.

"With the opening of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park this fall, New Yorkers and visitors from around the world will have a memorial to recognize a great leader and native New Yorker who led our nation out of the Great Depression and steered America to victory in World War II," Governor Cuomo said. "New York's state parks are a true treasure, and the addition of Four Freedoms Park will give the park system yet another location for visitors to enjoy the outdoors, while also paying tribute to President Roosevelt. I encourage New Yorkers to visit Four Freedoms Park and learn about the remarkable life, work, and vision of President Roosevelt, from his time as governor leading the Empire State to his steady hand guiding our nation as president."

The last design of the iconic American architect Louis I. Kahn, and the only design by Kahn in New York City, the four-acre Park is a major new addition to New York’s cultural and public life. The park features a granite plaza at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, tree-lined paths and a bronze bust of Roosevelt by acclaimed portrait sculptor Jo Davidson.

Rose Harvey, Commissioner of New York State Parks, said, "New York State Parks are celebrated for connecting people to the most important and inspiring natural, cultural and historic treasures in the state. Four Freedoms State Park builds on this legacy, highlighting President Roosevelt’s remarkable vision of freedom at a critical moment in history and the artistic design of legendary architect Louis I. Kahn."

Darryl C. Towns, Commissioner/CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), who also chairs the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, said, "Roosevelt Island has long deserved a park worthy of FDR, the island's namesake. Four Freedoms Park will serve as a powerful reminder of President Roosevelt's legacy, as well as that of the Greatest Generation who served under him in order to preserve our freedoms."

Sally Minard, President of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, said, "The Four Freedoms are as important and relevant today as they were when President Roosevelt first articulated them in 1941. The Park expresses these fundamental elements of modern democracy in a setting that is truly unique."

The Park has been decades in the making. Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor Lindsay announced the project in 1973, appointing Kahn as its architect; Kahn died unexpectedly shortly after completing the Park’s plans and the City of New York’s financial troubles dampened momentum for the project. More than 30 years later, former Ambassador to the United Nations William vanden Heuvel and the Four Freedoms Park Conservancy spearheaded a philanthropic effort to revive the park, enabling construction to begin in 2010.

The park derives its name from a January 6, 1941 speech delivered by President Roosevelt, in which he described his vision for a world founded on four essential human freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

The Park will offer a free interactive digital educational resource that visitors will be able to access on any mobile device. It will provide a multi-media narrative critical to understanding President Roosevelt’s significance, and was designed with the encouragement of the National Endowment for the Humanities with the help of historians and FDR scholars. For more information visit: http://www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org/

With the addition of Four Freedoms, the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation operates 179 state parks and 35 historic sites. Four Freedoms will be the first new State Park in New York City since East River State Park opened in Brooklyn in 2007 and the first new State Park in the state since the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park opened outside of Poughkeepsie in 2009. Park maintenance, programming and security will be provided cooperatively by State Parks, Four Freedoms Park Conservancy, and the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation.

You can take a walk around the park too.

You Tube Video of Walk Around FDR Four Freedoms Park

Will have video of the entire ceremony later.

UPDATE 5:45 PM - Roosevelt Island Photo Blogger Olya Turcihin (Olya's Urban Journal) shares these great photos she took at today's FDR Memorial Dedication.



UPDATE 4/19- More here including video of entire dedication ceremony and video interview with President Clinton talking about Roosevelt Island.

Former President Bill Clinton Coming To Roosevelt Island For Dedication Of Kahn/FDR Four Freedoms Park Memorial On Wednesday October 17 At Southpoint Park

You Tube Video of Bill Clinton On The Real Mitt Romney (10/9)

Former President Bill Clinton will be among the guests visiting Roosevelt Island for the October 17 dedication of the Kahn/FDR Memorial.

Would you like to join Mr. Clinton at the Dedication Ceremony. If so, click here for a chance to win seats for yourself and a friend to the dedication Ceremony.

Image From FDR Four Freedoms Park

As previously reported, the dedication ceremony may be delayed due to a lawsuit brought by one of the Kahn/FDR Memorial donors (Reed Rubin) over the placement of an inscription engraving.

If you are attending the dedication or visiting Southpoint Park in the near future take a few moment to learn about the FDR Hope Memorial

which will be located a few feet to the north of the Kahn/FDR Memorial

and depicts President Roosevelt in a wheelchair greeting a young girl wearing crutches.

Image of FDR Hope Memorial Rehearsal Mock Up At Southpoint Park

More information on the FDR Hope Memorial available at their web site and previous posts.

UPDATE 10/15 - Another Kahn/FDR Memorial donor is suing the project sponsors over the failure to engrave an inscription as contractually agreed and wants the October 17 dedication ceremony delayed unless the donor is properly recognized. According the the NY Daily News:

... a philanthropist who donated nearly $11 million to a park honoring President Franklin D. Roosevelt says he’s getting a raw deal.

Alphawood Foundation chairman Fred Eychaner charges developers at the FDR Four Freedoms Park reneged on their promise of a prominent public display acknowledging his generosity....

Click here for the entire NY Daily News article.

Click here (and follow instructions) for the court filings in this case - Alphawood Foundation v Franklin D Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park LLC, 9 Index (653564-2012)

UPDATE 10/16 3:45 PM -  A spokesperson for Alphawood Foundation Chicago said:

We are pleased to have resolved this matter and look forward to the dedication of this wonderful monument to a great President.

More to come.

Roosevelt Island Mentioned By Former President Bill Clinton This Morning On This Week As Possible Site For New York City's New World Class Applied Sciences and Engineering Center

Former President Bill Clinton was interviewed earlier today and asked how to put Americans back to work. Mr. Clinton referred to Mayor Bloomberg's New York City Applied Sciences and Engineering school initiative as one solution and specifically mentioned Roosevelt Island (at about the 8 minute mark) as one possible site together with Governor's Island and the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

More information available on the proposed NYC Applied Sciences and Engineering School from previous posts

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Click here to enlarge graphic from visual.ly

Stanford University and Cornell University have been making a big push to be selected by NYC to create the new Science and Engineering School. Both schools have sent representatives to meet with Roosevelt Island residents and community groups. Will have more on those meetings soon.

UPDATE 11 AM - Stanford University President John Hennessey speaks with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo on Mayor Bloomberg NYC Applied Sciences school initiative. An excerpt from the interview transcript:

new york city is known as the financial capital of the world, of course. now mayor michael bloomberg is hoping a new initiative called applied sciences new york city will position the city o overtake silicon valley as the global capital for technology innovation? what's at stake? so far this year, venture firms throughout the country have invested more than $6 billion in close to 900 technology deals. new york's piece of the pie, just over $600 million and about 6% of total deals. mayor bloomberg is looking for the right university to expand the city's engineering and applied sciences education programs. stanford university has thrown its hat into the ring. i'm joined by the ceo of the university, john hennessy...

... i think the mayor certainly has a great vision about what can be done here. our view is that we want the next major innovation center to be built in the us of a. from stanford's viewpoint, new york is the place to do this. in the end, it's about attracting people to a place they want to live, study and work. we think new york has it's possibly the only place that has some of the attractiveness that silicon valley has. it's a different kind of setting, urban setting. but its cultural aspects, all the tremendous things that are in the city, make it attractive to people from around the world...

and the video below. Watch the whole interview - it's very interesting.