City and State officials recently announced a new agreement extending the Roosevelt Island master lease from 2068 to 2078, along with a long-term planning and public engagement effort addressing new housing, redevelopment sites, and infrastructure improvements. The full announcement is available here: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors- office/news/2025/11/mayor-adams-governor-hochul-announce-planning-effort-for- future

While this may appear to be a Manhattan focused issue, for anyone who lives or works along the Western Queens waterfront, this announcement directly touches our daily reality. The Roosevelt Island Bridge at 36th Avenue is the only roadway access point to the island. Every vehicle that enters Roosevelt Island — emergency units, sanitation trucks, delivery vans, contractors, service

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