Some Scenes From June 4 Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park Summer Sunset Fundraiser

As previously reported, the FDR Four Freedoms Park Conservancy (FDR) held a Summer Sunset Fundraising event

Image Of June 4 FDR Summer Sunset Fundraising Party

on June 4 with tickets ranging from $250 to $10 thousand. Here's some of what happened.

The FDR Chairman William vanden Heuvel

 Image Of William vanden Heuvel Atop Newly FDR Park Inscribed Granite Steps

delivered these remarks under a tent placed between the granite steps and the Renwick Ruins Smallpox Hospital.



Following Mr. vanden Heuvel's remarks, I took a walk around the park to the tunes of Blue Moon



and New York New York.



The lawn could be a great place for picnics, future concerts and other events open to the public. Of course, still to be decided is who controls the area, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) or the FDR Park.

Champagne And Limo Service For Some Visitors To Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park, Only Water For Most Others - Ferry Service Coming To FDR Park From 34th Street This Summer

As previously reported Roosevelt Island residents and other visitors are not allowed to bring beverages or food of any kind other than water into the so-called FDR Four Freedoms Park. As one Roosevelt Island Mom reported:

outrageous! i was yelled at next to my kids (!!!) by the rude "park rangers" for my 4 years old holding a juice. fascism at its best

Except certain visitors to the FDR Park are treated more kindly like this happy group drinking champagne and toasting each other last Friday afternoon.

Other visitors to the FDR Park even received drop off limo service last Friday so they could avoid the rest of Roosevelt Island.

Later this afternoon the FDR Park Conservancy is holding a Summer Garden Party fundraiser. Tickets range from $250 to $10 Thousand. I wonder if they will allow people to eat and drink on their Kahn "Sacred Space" at the fundraiser?

Also, will the family of geese and their babies who made a temporary home next to the FDR Park lawn

Image From Denise Shull

still be there for tonight's fundraiser? They were not there last Friday.

In other FDR Park news, responding to my inquiry on the subject, Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) President Charlene Indelicato reports that there will be a Roosevelt Island pilot project ferry service this summer between the FDR Park and 34th Street in Manhattan. Ms. Indelicato noted that no Request For Proposals or full RIOC Board approval is necessary to proceed with ferry service for the FDR Park. Ms. Indelicato believes that ferry service at the FDR Park will benefit all of Roosevelt Island and will provide data to justify a future Roosevelt Island ferry service in another part of Roosevelt Island. Will have more on this coming up.

The FDR Park has also taken over Southpoint Park land on the East Side of the Renwick Ruins Smallpox Hospital

gating it off from the public,

using the area as their own office space, parking lot

and garbage receptacle.

Who runs this place, RIOC or the FDR Park?

Roosevelt Island Geese Hatch New Family at FDR Four Freedoms Park - Will Geese Family Still Be At Park For June $10 Thousand Dollar Ticket Summer Garden Party Fundraiser?

Image Of Roosevelt Island Geese With Babies From Irina Hage

The Geese Family nesting at the Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park have some new members. Stephanie Rohlfs shares this picture

Image From Stefanie Rohlfs

and reports:

The goslings hatched! We got a few snaps of them when we were walking in Four Freedoms Park. We could not get too close because papa gosling was hissing at us mad-like.

Irina Hage snapped this photo and the one at top of page

Image From Irina Hage

remarking:

The new Resident on our Island. They are so cute!

Denise Shull shares these pictures and adds:

Can you believe these and the twisted priority of Four Freedoms Park Conservancy - "Please excuse our barricades" - REALLY?? What happened to Please marvel at this miracle of nature? (Look closely in the 3rd picture to see just that).

Images From Denise Shull

The FDR Park barricade sign says:

Please excuse our temporary barricades.

A mother Canada goose is currently nesting under one of our Littleleaf Linden Trees. The father Canada goose is protecting the nest and can be very aggressive.

To protect both the goose family and our visitors we have barricaded the nest until the eggs hatch. Please respect the barricades and follow the directions of Four Freedoms Park Rangers during this time.

Did you know the FDR Park Conservancy is holding a Summer Garden Party fundraiser on June 4. Tickets range from $250 to $10 Thousand. Will they allow people to eat and drink on their Kahn "Sacred Space" at the fundraiser? As one Roosevelt Island resident put it:

No food and drink in the Park -- unless you buy a $250 ticket to a fundraiser.

Wonder how much the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) will charge the FDR Park Conservancy for this event?