RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Month: May 2021

Five AAPI Kids Activists

By Esther Yang Roosevelt Island Daily News Do kids really know how to be activists? I have seen kids as young as three speak up. Kids do know what is right and wrong. It’s the adults who usually dismiss kids. …

Cornell Tech Announces Winners of its 2021 Startup Awards

Press Release by Cornell Tech Four student companies receive co-working space and $100,000 in pre-seed funding to pursue their startups after graduation NEW YORK, NY – Cornell Tech awarded four student startup companies with pre-seed funding worth up to $100,000…

Asian Heritage Month: Eight Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Activists to Watch Out For

By Esther Yang Eight is a lucky number in Chinese. In honor of Asian Heritage Month, I’m sharing eight people that I admire through the activist orbit. These are activists that I see at rallies, who are behind the scenes,…

Rent Relief Applications Open in New York June 1: What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know

Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon May 28 at 12:27pm EDTby THE CITY This article is adapted from our Rent Update newsletter that focuses on the issues facing renters and landlords during the pandemic. You can sign…

Hey, New York City! It’s time for Manhattanhenge 2022…

Manhattanhenge is the modern equivalent of whatever happened at Stonehenge, thousands of years ago. Druids watched the sun stream past giant monoliths, carted in from miles away. In 2022, we do the same, but in either case, nobody really knows…

Growing East Promenade Sinkhole Now Almost As Large As RIOC Secrecy

Last week, the growing East Promenade sinkhole challenged the size of RIOC’s secrecy about it. Other things grew too. For example, the lack of safety surrounding it. And an apparent pigeon poop project at the scene. By David Stone Roosevelt…

Workers wrap civil construction on $11 billion East Side Access project in New York City

By Todd DeFeo | The Center Square contributor/May 28th, 2021 (The Center Square) – Crews in New York City have completed “civil construction” on the East Side Access project, an $11 billion endeavor to build a 350,000-square-foot passenger station beneath…

Roosevelt Landings trying to evict lower income residents, tenant says

Letter to the Editor: (The author prefers remaining anonymous due to the retaliatory practices of the landlord.) Roosevelt Island Daily News Instead of a cooperative relationship with the tenants, building management at Roosevelt Landings continues to have an antagonistic relationship….

In another ugly RIOC incident, the Queen of Mean now exceeds herself

Another ugly RIOC incident took the state agency to a new level of mean, powered again by the usual suspect. But this time, the victim speaks out. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News I mean in the age of…