![]() ![]() Were there lots of wild hogs there? The Wikipedia doesn’t say. At that point, it was known as “Hog Island,” which is crazy intriguing. The island was purchased in 1637 by Dutch governor Wouter Van Twiller from the Canarsie Indians. Or - or! - you can just go pick it up, because how far can you possibly be from the pizzeria if you live on Roosevelt Island? What happens if 10 people happen to order pizza delivery at the same time? You’ll have to be patient, I guess. It turns out only 9,500 people live on the island, so it seems a reasonably safe bet that there’s only one active pizza-delivery guy at any given time. While riding there a few days ago, I saw a pizza delivery guy and wondered if he was the only pizza delivery guy working on Roosevelt Island at that time. It’s two miles long and 800 feet wide and sits in the shadow of Manhattan in the East River. It doesn’t say this on the page, but Roosevelt Island is the weirdest. Roosevelt Island is a small place with a huge Wikipedia page. You can cover so much ground relatively quickly, and in New York City especially you can speed over massive suspension bridges, take in awesome views and escape to odd parts of the five boroughs with different landscapes and distinct cultures and all sorts of new things to see. I really can’t say enough for bicycling as an inexpensive means of transportation and exercise. I brought my bike to the city a few weeks ago and I’ve been riding around a good deal. ![]()
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