“This just made me so sad for this lovely Island… “I just observed a woman urinating in a cup in the sitting area at top
Month: June 2021
Happy Pride at Roosevelt Island Graduate Hotel
Graduate Roosevelt Island hosts Happy Pride, a series of pop-ups from NYC favorites on Saturday, June 26th. Graduate recently opened at the entrance to the Cornell Tech
At last, RIOC shuts down its costly, mysterious COVID testing site
RIOC’s mysterious COVID testing site is closing, stopping the cash drain from residents’ pockets. But the state’s still unwilling to tell us enough about it.
William vanden Heuvel dies. The Founder and guiding spirit at Four Freedoms Park
Yesterday, June 15th, 2021, William vanden Heuvel died at his home in Manhattan. The cause was pneumonia, but in real time, the man’s legacy lives
Hey, New York! You earned it. COVID restrictions blow away with fireworks tonight
As Governor Andrew Cuomo promised, most COVID restrictions blow away today after New Yorker hit the 70% adult vaccination rate. Worth fireworks? You got ’em.
Mayor de Blasio: Celebrate New York City’s Hometown Heroes with a Ticker Tape Parade
Mayor Bill de Blasio yesterday announced Hometown Heroes, a ticker tape parade celebrating the Summer of New York City, thanking essential workers who uplifted New
City Artist Corp Grants for NYC Artists Impacted by COVID
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to partner with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the
First Roosevelt Island Film Festival Opens in Just 10 Days
Hoping to start a tradition, the first Roosevelt Island Film Festival opens on Friday June 25th, with its first shows. Featured films run in the
NYC Public School Families to Get Up to $1,320 Per Child in Food Help
Christina Veiga, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jun 14 at 6:17pm EDTby THE CITY A public school in Bedford-Stuyvesant was giving away free
Early voting for Roosevelt Island opens, thanks to Seawright, RIOC and the BOE
Early voting for Roosevelt Island is now ongoing at Sportspark, right around the corner from the Tram and an easy Red Bus stop. State Assembly
