Photo Essay: Paralyzed Roosevelt Island Residents Face Displacement By Cornell
20 photos
Armand and Bryan passing under the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, March 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperBryan Duggan, 51, waking up in his bed at Goldwater Hospital, on Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperThe exterior of Goldwater Hospital, on Roosevelt Island, March 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperCurtains in Bryan Duggan's room, inside of Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperArmand Xama, 31, waking up in Goldwater Hospital, March 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperArmand getting ready for the day inside of Goldwater Hospital, March 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperArmand walking with the assistance of two nurses and leg braces inside Goldwater Hospital, March 2012. Although he is able to get on his feet with the aide of nurses and a walker he will never be able to walk on his own<br/>
Daniel TepperBryan smoking a cigarette in courtyard at Goldwater Hospital, April 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperBryan Duggan and other residents inside of Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island, March 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperGoldwater Hospital seen through the reflection of the Manhattan skyline, April 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperBryan using his electric wheelchair to push Armand up a ramp at the entrance to the Goldwater facility, March 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperArmand out and about on Roosevelt Island, March 2012. Because of its flat landscape and quiet streets, Roosevelt Island is an ideal place for wheelchair-users to live<br/>
Daniel TepperArmand and Bryan hanging out in the park on the southern end of Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperA portrait of Armand on Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperA bathroom inside of Goldwater Hospital, Febuary 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperArmand inside of a recreation room at Goldwater Hospital, Febuary 2012<br/>
Daniel TepperArmand and Bryan on the subway, Febuary 2012. Both men take the subway to get into the city but the journey can difficult, as most subway station are not equipped with working elevators for wheelchair-users.
Daniel TepperArmand pushing himself up the driveway to Goldwater on a wet night, March 2012<br/>
Daniel Tepper