What is the factory near Roosevelt Island about?

It isn't a "factory." It's the Ravenswood Generating Station, a power plant built by Con Edison in 1963, and today operated by TransCanada. One of the smokestacks (the second from left if facing it from Roosevelt Island) is known as "Big Allis," and many (incorrectly) use that phrase to refer to the entire plant. read more

It isn't a "factory." It's the Ravenswood Generating Station, a power plant built by Con Edison in 1963, and today operated by TransCanada. One of the smokestacks (the second from left if facing it from Roosevelt Island) is known as "Big Allis," and many (incorrectly) use that phrase to refer to the entire plant. read more

It was renamed Roosevelt Island (after Franklin D. Roosevelt) in 1971. Roosevelt Island is owned by the city but was leased to the state of New York's Urban Development Corporation for 99 years in 1969. Most of the residential buildings on Roosevelt Island are rental buildings. read more