Scenes: Fall For Arts 2019… Perfect weather welcomed muralists, kite lovers and more to Roosevelt Island for Fall For Arts 2019. The whole thing’s organized and sponsored by RIOC, and friends came along for the Island of Art event.
By David Stone
Looking back, the contrasts sharpen against the background of COVID-19, civil unrest and, locally, a poorly led community out of focus.
Tumult in the last twelve months may have fooled us into believing we changed, but all the potential then remains here now. Let’s have a look.


Rosenthal is an art lover whose encouragement helped fire the defining Island of Art concept.

Scenes: Fall For Arts 2019, Murals, Kites and More…


The Well-Funded Vision and the Silent Landlord
RIOC’s Real Estate Development Advisory Committee met last night. The Renwick Ruin was not on the agenda. A nonprofit that has spent eight years developing detailed plans for the site, raised more than a million dollars, and assembled a board with serious finance and legal credentials continues its work.






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