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Analysis: NYS personal income tax levy more than twice the amount of national average
(The Center Square) – Collectively, governing entities across New York state levy more than twice the national average in personal income taxes, according to a recently released study. Pew Charitable Trusts, a Philadelphia-based think tank, recently released a national analysis that looked…
Do ugly benches now forecast a sad future for Southpoint Park?
Ugly benches were not what Jim Bates had in mind when he made a simple request… If RIOC had to redesign Southpoint, he asked for seating comfortable for visitors with physical limitations. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
Flourishing Again Already: Maskless Riders on Red Buses
Maskless riders on Red Buses flourish again after a few days of show by RIOC’s Public Safety Department. In the last ten days, Roosevelt Island’s coronavirus positivity jumped from 0% to 1.73%. It’s rising, but the state’s efforts aren’t up…
Seen on Wednesday, a new addition to the maskless on the Red Bus Hall of Shame
Although most riders comply with the rules, love and protect their neighbors, maskless Red Bus riders aren’t rare. And when it’s after 6:00 and PSD dozes, the next blossoms for the Red Bus Hall of Shame emerge. The Roosevelt Island…
A new, permanent guest in the New York State Shelton J. Haynes Parking Area
While just plain people complain about the scarcity of parking on Roosevelt Island, RIOC president/CEO Shelton J. Haynes solved his problem. He awarded himself four free spaces, complimenting his $200,000+ annual salary. But his generosity didn’t stop there. By David…
New York lands at No. 15 in ranking of states by prosperity
By Kim Jarrett | The Center Square contributor/July 29th, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York received high rankings for its business environment and natural environment, according to the latest United States Prosperity Index from the London-based think-tank Legatum Institute,…
READERS DIDN’T GIVE UP ON LOCAL NEWS. CORPORATIONS DID.
Corporations gutted local newspapers and then wondered why people stopped buying them. By Jim Hightower | July 28, 2021/First published in Other Words Mega-investor Warren Buffett once held a big portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers. He specialized in squeezing out competitors…
Masks up, Roosevelt Island. CDC says it’s time to bring them back indoors
Masks up. That’s the word from the federal Centers for Disease Control for areas “of substantial or high transmission.” Roosevelt Island and all of New York City fall within those high risk areas. The Roosevelt Island Daily News While Roosevelt…
RIOC retaliation? Kids of mom who complained about racism now banned from swimming
Was it RIOC retaliation against a Roosevelt Island mom who charged the state agency with racism, last week? Without prior warning or even an explanation, she says, RIOC banned her girls from swimming at Sportspark. By David Stone The Roosevelt…
Paving Over History, RIOC Obliterates the NYPL Garden
RIOC calls it, “…renovating the open space and garden adjacent to the R.I. branch of the NYPL,” but really, it’s paving over history. Unless paving over open space qualifies as “improvement.” By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Observing…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor