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From the famed tramway to the eco-friendly construction, we offer a wealth of info about the University\u2019s newest campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011, Cornell won a much-publicized competition, spearheaded by then-NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to build an applied sciences grad school in the Big Apple. The campus would help make the city a national center for digital and tech innovation\u2014bridging academia and industry and boosting the region\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly a decade and a half later, Cornell Tech<\/a> on Roosevelt Island is a hub of innovation. It boasts some 700 students and 50 faculty, with its alumni already numbering around 2,300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Unlike the nearby Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell Tech is not a separate school, but rather a graduate campus of the University.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campus\u2019s annual economic impact in NYC is estimated at $768 million, with some 2,800 jobs created each year\u2014and by 2030, those figures are projected to rise to $1.5 billion and 7,000, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, Cornell Tech has launched 117 startups, 94% of which are based in the city; 89% of the Class of 2024 had found jobs within three months of graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how much do you know about this cutting-edge campus\u2014located just across the East River from Manhattan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on for 14 fascinating facts!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was initially housed in a Google building!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For its first five years, while the Roosevelt Island campus was under construction, Cornell Tech operated out of several floors in Google\u2019s building, located in Manhattan\u2019s Chelsea neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cornell University<\/figcaption>
Students hang out in the campus\u2019s temporary location in 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After the campus\u2019s first phase was completed, it opened to students<\/a> in September 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Its island home has a complex history (and several names)!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two miles long and just 800 feet wide, it was called Hog Island during the Colonial era; by the 1800s it was known as Blackwell\u2019s Island, after its owners. NYC purchased it in the 1820s as a site for hospitals, asylums, workhouses, and penitentiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A 1991 aerial view shows the Queensboro Bridge crossing over Roosevelt Island; the campus was built to the left of the bridge. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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For much of the 20th century, it was called Welfare Island. (Goldwater Memorial Hospital, located there, was originally the Welfare Hospital for Chronic Disease.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was renamed Roosevelt Island (for President Franklin D.) in 1973 as part of a vast redevelopment effort, which ultimately created several affordable residential complexes, neighborhoods, and an elementary school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Vintage
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A vintage postcard of \u201cThe Work House on Blackwell\u2019s Island.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It has room to expand through the 2030s!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The campus occupies 12 acres; more than two acres are accessible outdoor areas, including the central plaza, walkways, and green space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the current five buildings, the master plan calls for several additional structures to be developed through the 2030s, eventually accommodating around 2,000 students and more than 200 faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"aerial
Max Touhey<\/figcaption>
The campus viewed from the Queens side of the river, backed by the Manhattan skyline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Most recently, Cornell Tech opened The Bridge<\/a>, a collaborative workspace for entrepreneurs, early- and mid-stage ventures, and established companies. Many of its users will be startups that were nurtured through the campus\u2019s incubator programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The central building has a tech-driven fa\u00e7ade!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Bloomberg Center<\/a> boasts sweeping panels of tilted metallic disks\u2014which not only help reduce energy use (by trapping air to create insulation), but also have an artistic bent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Exterior
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The Bloomberg Center\u2019s fa\u00e7ade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Two digital images, one of an Ithaca waterfall and one of the Manhattan skyline, were fed into an algorithm to vary the disks\u2019 angles and catch sunlight in different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results, while not comprising recognizable images to the human eye, form contrasting designs. The \u201cskyline\u201d area on the west side is busier and more chaotic, while the \u201cwaterfall\u201d on the east side has a calmer and gentler mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s home to the other<\/em> Feeney Way!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Formerly known as the Tech Walk, the broad central pedestrian avenue through campus was renamed for the late Chuck Feeney \u201956<\/a>, the University\u2019s most generous donor, in 2023. (The Ithaca campus\u2019s East Avenue was renamed Feeney Way in 2021.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 30-foot-wide thoroughfare was formerly known as the Tech Walk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Made through his Atlantic Philanthropies, Feeney\u2019s record-setting $350 million founding grant helped cement the University\u2019s successful bid in the tech campus competition, funded its first-phase construction and program development, and created an endowment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can get to the campus from \u201cfar above\u201d!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Roosevelt Island Tram, which connects the island to Manhattan, was the nation\u2019s first commuter aerial tramway. It opened on May 17, 1976, to serve the island\u2019s residential areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have tram, will travel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charging the same fare as a subway ride, the tram runs about every 10\u201320 minutes\u2014from one station at 59th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan to another a block or so from campus. The tram, which is popular with tourists and locals alike, can be viewed via livestream<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or, you can get there from deep underground!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another way to reach Roosevelt Island from Manhattan is via the subway. Opened in 1990, the stop on the F Line is the system\u2019s third deepest, at approximately 100 feet below street level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Touchdown
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Let Touchdown be your public transit guide!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The island is also serviced by the NYC Ferry, which also makes stops at Astoria and Long Island City in Queens and at East 34th Street and Wall Street in Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you drive to the island? Yes\u2014but only from Queens, via the Roosevelt Island Bridge. (The Queensboro \/ 59th Street Bridge passes high over the island just north of the campus, but does not offer any exits there.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Its \u201cT\u201d logo has an intentional twist!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Cornell
The iconic “Twisted T” logo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Its funky \u201cTwisted T\u201d graphic\u2014which appears on campus and online to visually represent Cornell Tech\u2014is not bent randomly, but is an homage to the Big Apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 29 degrees off the vertical, the twist has about the same angle as that of the Manhattan street grid\u2019s rotation from the north-south axis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jason Koski \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption>
A panoramic view of the campus and its environs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It offers multiple grad programs!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Degree programs include master\u2019s of engineering degrees in computer science, data analytics, electrical and computer engineering, and operations research and information engineering; dual master\u2019s with the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute in health tech, urban tech, and connective media; a Johnson Cornell Tech MBA; and a tech-focused master’s in law (LLM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in fall 2025, a master\u2019s of science in design technology and a master\u2019s of engineering in data science and decision analytics will also be offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campus also offers PhDs in multiple fields, and its Runway Startup Postdocs program combines a business school, research, and a startup incubator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WWII-era murals are preserved on campus!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before Goldwater Memorial Hospital was demolished, several historic murals were carefully removed, preserved, and later re-installed in campus buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019d been created in the early 1940s, commissioned as part of the Works Projects Administration\u2019s Federal Art Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Image
The Abstraction<\/em> mural, being carefully removed …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One of them, the 324-square-foot Abstraction<\/em> by painter Ilya Bolotowsky, was originally installed in a round dayroom\u2014so to avoid damaging it, a room at Cornell Tech was specially designed with a similar footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trees from the site got new lives\u2014as tables!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two large pin oaks\u2014each measuring more three feet in diameter\u2014that were removed during construction were repurposed. Their trunks were transported to a facility in Connecticut to be kiln-dried for a year; they were then milled into two large communal tables for the Bloomberg Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The former pin oaks, repurposed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It has hosted movie shoots and more!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Projects that have used it as a location include the John Krasinski film IF<\/em> and the movie Clifford the Big Red Dog<\/em>; episodes of \u201cDr. Death,\u201d \u201cInstinct,\u201d and \u201cThe Blacklist\u201d; and commercials for Best Buy, Cartier, and Macy\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Cornell
Recast as a hospital for a film shoot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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For the Clifford<\/em> film, a prop shaped like a giant ear of corn was brought into a lab; for the fantasy comedy IF<\/em>, the Tata Innovation Center lobby was transformed into \u201cKnight County Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sustainability is a key feature!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The campus\u2019s many eco-friendly aspects include multiple LEED certifications; the Bloomberg Center\u2019s photovoltaic roof and rainwater collection system; and geo-exchange heating and cooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House at Cornell Tech, a 26-story residence, was the world\u2019s largest \u201cpassive house\u201d when it opened in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The standard requires that energy consumption for heating and cooling be reduced by more than 75% compared to the average for new construction.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The House.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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And \u2026 a prof appears in a deck of playing cards!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Estrin<\/a>, an associate dean and longtime professor of computer science, is the King of Diamonds in a deck celebrating notable women<\/a> in computing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estrin\u2019s many other honors include a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship\u2014the award colloquially known as the \u201cgenius grant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWomen have been leaders in computing from the start,\u201d states the poster celebrating the project, \u201cbut not enough of our contributions are remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top: Aerial view of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island with the Queensboro Bridge and Manhattan\u2019s Upper East Side in the background (Max Touhey). All photos provided by Cornell Tech, unless otherwise indicated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published February 20, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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