For the week ending January 1st, 2021, the New York City Department of Health shows Roosevelt Island’s coronavirus infection rate at 3.57%. During the same period, the city came in at 9.31%.

Roosevelt Island’s success likely comes from a combination of relative isolation, low density and community diligence.
“I Can Ask”
Chair Fay Christian opened the Operations Advisory Committee on February 12th, reading out member names from a prepared sheet that omitted Melissa Wade. It didn’t feel intentional, but it struck me as odd precisely because it came from something prepared. Lydia Tang gently corrected her, noting that Wade was, in fact, a member of the committee. Wade met the moment with grace, or perhaps she simply wasn’t bothered by it.











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