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Photo Essay: Paralyzed Roosevelt Island Residents Face Displacement By Cornell

Armand and Bryan passing under the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, March 2012<br/>

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Bryan Duggan, 51, waking up in his bed at Goldwater Hospital, on Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>

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The exterior of Goldwater Hospital, on Roosevelt Island, March 2012<br/>

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Curtains in Bryan Duggan's room, inside of Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>

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Armand Xama, 31, waking up in Goldwater Hospital, March 2012<br/>

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Armand getting ready for the day inside of Goldwater Hospital, March 2012<br/>

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Armand 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/>

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Bryan smoking a cigarette in courtyard at Goldwater Hospital, April 2012<br/>

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Bryan Duggan and other residents inside of Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island, March 2012<br/>

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Goldwater Hospital seen through the reflection of the Manhattan skyline, April 2012<br/>

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Bryan using his electric wheelchair to push Armand up a ramp at the entrance to the Goldwater facility, March 2012<br/>

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Armand 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/>

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Armand eating lunch in one of Goldwater's cafeteria's, March 2012<br/>

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Armand and Bryan hanging out in the park on the southern end of Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>

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A portrait of Armand on Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>

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A bathroom inside of Goldwater Hospital, Febuary 2012<br/>

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Armand inside of a recreation room at Goldwater Hospital, Febuary 2012<br/>

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Armand 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.

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Bryan in a market on Roosevelt Island, April 2012<br/>

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Armand pushing himself up the driveway to Goldwater on a wet night, March 2012<br/>

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