Shuffling Schedules, RIOC Creates a Greater Gap with the Community
A greater gap between RIOC and Roosevelt Islanders is not what elected officials expected when they grilled board chair RuthAnne Visnauskas earlier this year. Visnauskas
Now Is Your Chance for a Great Deal on Art, Thanks to Gallery RIVAA
Starting Thursday, December 7th, you can take home some great art from our local artists at Gallery RIVAA, 527 Main Street. Affordable Art lasts just
Can we talk… with RIOC? CB8 invites Roosevelt Island engagement
Community Board 8 (CB8) Roosevelt Island committee chair, Paul Krikler, opens a window next week where the community can connect. That’s not just with RIOC,
New York City Health & Hospital’s Community Mural Project Graces Coler
“Healing in Community,” a part of NYC Health & Hospitals’s mural project, went live on December 1st at Roosevelt Islands’s Coler Rehabilitation Center. It’s one
The “Eviction Machine” Now Slams Into Roosevelt Island
As a community, we always thought we were immune from these things, but the “eviction machine” described in a New York Times article, is building
Who Just Made the Big Fat Silence You Didn’t Hear?
It was RIOC, and that big fat silence billowed out in every direction as it had for months. Starting with brutal accusations in a lawsuit
FDNY Canceled a Dozen Inspections, Including at a Brooklyn Public School, to Fast Track City Hall VIP
Fire chiefs raised concerns about favoritism in the earliest months of the Adams administration, internal emails obtained by THE CITY show, as well-connected developers
The Pentagon Just Can’t Pass An Audit
Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion — not the programs Americans rely on. By Lindsay Koshgarian |
Main Street Now – How We Can Do Better, Tip #1
When we take an honest look at Main Street now, it’s cringe-worthy. Even the easy improvements get little notice, and as we pointed out yesterday,
Main Street Retail Now, a 2023 Review
In the past, we looked at Main Street retail every year, comparing, looking to the future, but the pandemic changed everything. An analysis under extreme