Introspective Retrospection, a solo exhibit by pastelist Georgette Sinclair, opens next weekend at Roosevelt Island’s Gallery RIVAA. This show is the product of a COVID year spent thinking about what she loves and its place in her art.

We’ll have more to come, but for now, here’s a taste of what you’ll enjoy at this landmark art exhibit.

A winter scene in Good Shepherd Plaza. “I love winter,” the artist says, and you can tell.

More from the Roosevelt Island Daily

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  Octagon Park Lecture Nov. 16: Was the Park’s Plan a Success?
  Octagon Park lecture: architect John di Domenico revisits how the park was planned 35 years ago and whether it worked. Free, Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m., island library.
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  Friday’s PSD blotter: two theft reports at 425 Main, three hospital runs
  RIOC’s Nov. 13 PSD blotter lists 15 incidents, all on Main Street, including two petit larceny reports at 425 Main Street, three hospital transports and five entries at 546 Main.
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  Variety Boys and Girls Club Sale: Astoria Property Sells for $28 Million
  The Variety Boys and Girls Club sale brings $28 million for its longtime Astoria property. Questions remain about the building’s future and youth programs.
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  Fall Prevention for Seniors: Make Your Apartment Safer, Nov. 20
  Fall prevention for seniors: Sen. Krueger’s Nov. 20 virtual roundtable tours a typical NYC apartment, with tips on landlord changes and balance. RSVP on Zoom.
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  Thursday’s PSD blotter: two hospital runs, a trespass summons at 888 Main
  RIOC’s Nov. 12 PSD blotter lists 15 incidents: six medical calls, two alarms at 546 Main Street, and a late-night trespass at 888 Main Street that ended with a summons.

Unequal Bargains

The Screen We Could Not See

Eleanor Rivers Jul 17, 2026

On June 18, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s Real Estate Development Advisory Committee gathered to discuss ground leases, the master retail lease, and the ten additional years being offered under the Island’s master lease. Howard L. Polivy, the committee’s chair, opened the meeting as a longtime host shows guests through a familiar house, pointing out the furniture as if it had never moved an inch.

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