On September 28th, 2019, in recognition of the United Nations General Assembly and International Peace Day, visitors designed and flew kites that represented their personal ideas about peace and freedom.
The Conservancy’s high school interns from Studio in a School’s Bloomberg Arts and Culture Internship Program, Jordin Jackson and Madina Reece, spent the summer working on a photography project surrounding the status of the four freedoms in the 21st century.
After having a wonderful summer, we, Jordin Jackson and Madina Reece, the Conservancy’s 2019 interns from Studio in a School’s Bloomberg Arts and Culture Internship Program, unfortunately have to say goodbye.
This week we, the Conservancy’s 2019 interns, sat down with Angela Stangenberg, the Park Director of FDR Four Freedoms State Park, to interview her about her thoughts on Roosevelt Island, the Park, and the Four Freedoms.
We, the Conservancy’s 2019 Summer Interns, had the pleasure of interviewing Judith Berdy, the President of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, on her thoughts about the Island, the Park, and the Four Freedoms.
Over the years, we have welcomed over one million visitors, and we’ve gotten loads of frequently asked questions about the history of the Park and Roosevelt Island. But sometimes even our most experienced rangers aren’t prepared for some of the quirkier curiosities of our guests.
We, the Conservancy’s 2019 summer interns, recently sat down with Jennifer Minehardt, the Children’s Librarian for the Roosevelt Island branch of the New York Public Library.
On Sunday, July 14th, FDR Four Freedoms State Park held a fun sketching meet up with dozens of local artists led by Hugo Barros Costa. Check out photos and more from this exciting event.
