This year’s his last as the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island’s city council member, but Ben Kallos is in the race for Manhattan Borough President. In a Jewish Insider interview, he offers a person look at himself and his values.
“I feel constrained by the boundaries of my district,” he said, “and this is a real opportunity to do more for the entire borough.”
Read the full interview here.
The Roosevelt Island Daily thanks Sylvan Klein for the tip.
The Steam Tunnel Repair That Disappeared
Capital projects change. Costs rise, engineering evolves, funding moves and questions of ownership can complicate even urgent work. But the Roosevelt Island Steam Tunnel was not a speculative improvement that simply slipped down a priority list. RIOC’s own records describe an infrastructure problem known for decades.
