RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Daily beats from a quieter Manhattan.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Month: May 2021

One more six-figure RIOC job opening, and this one may hurt

Another six-figure RIOC job opening posted last week. And this one may be painful because we might lose one of Roosevelt Island’s few true allies inside the agency.

New York joins New Jersey, Connecticut in plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/May 3rd, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the most significant easing of COVID-restrictions since the pandemic began. The move to reopen more of New York’s economy…

In the NYC Subway, sometimes, things happen like nowhere else…

When you’re in the NYC Subway, you expect the unexpected, things breaking out of the underground monotony of smells, filth and boredom. And you get it too, but not usually in doubles.

Your money, Roosevelt Island: RIOC quietly seeks a new $190K Vice President

A new $190K vice president sought by RIOC, but you didn’t hear about it? You’re not supposed to because it’s another stealth job, and Roosevelt Islanders are not welcome.

Brooklyn Oil Workers Hope Strike Puts Heat on Billionaire Boss Catsimatidis

Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon May 2 at 7:07pm EDTby THE CITY Two dozen workers at a Brooklyn-based oil company are on strike to demand salary increases and better benefits from the firm’s billionaire owner: supermarket…

How to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Your Home

by Suzy Khimm, NBC News, and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was originally…

¿Tienes más de 60 años? Hay un estudio disponible para que des tus opiniones.

60 or older? You can get paid for your opinions on finances. Interested? Contact us at 646-962-7141 or email AgingBehavioralRsrch@med.cornell.edu. Space is limited, call today! Weill Cornell Medicine Center on Aging and Behavioral Research is recruiting Hispanics for a research study seeking…

An Ice Cloud Over FDR Four Freedoms State Park, Peaceful Saturday On Roosevelt Island

An ice cloud drifting silently, high above FDR Four Freedoms State Park, marked a peaceful Roosevelt Island Saturday.