Welfare Island

Welfare Island
a former name of Roosevelt Island.

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  • Welfare Island — Hauptstraße auf Roosevelt Island Roosevelt Island ist eine schmale, rund 60 Hektar große Insel im East River mitten in New York City. Die 3170 Meter lange Insel trug ursprünglich den Namen Welfare Island und gehört heute zum Stadtteil Manhattan.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • welfare — /wel fair /, n. 1. the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well being: to look after a child s welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society. 2. See welfare work. 3. financial or other… …   Universalium

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  • Roosevelt Island — Infobox Islands name = Roosevelt image caption = Main Street on Roosevelt Island image size = 250px locator Location map|USA New York City|lat=40.761927|long= 73.950093 map custom = yes native name = native name link = nickname = location = East… …   Wikipedia

  • Roosevelt Island — 1. Formerly, Welfare Island, Blackwells Island. an island in the East River, New York City: residential community. 11/2 mi. (21/2 km) long. 2. an island in Antarctica, in the W part of the Ross Ice Shelf: discovered 1934. ab. 90 mi. (145 km) long …   Universalium

  • City Hospital (Roosevelt Island, New York) — City Hospital U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Hart Island, New York — Infobox Islands name = Hart image caption = image size = locator Location map|USA New York City|lat=40.853603|long= 73.770447 map custom = yes native name = native name link = nickname = location = Long Island Sound coordinates =… …   Wikipedia

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