Seasons changing and more marked September 2021 on Roosevelt Island as a community worth documenting in pictures. The contrasts, as always, were immense. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily NewsRoosevelt Island has plenty of official explanations. Occasionally, one even...
Seasons changing and more marked September 2021 on Roosevelt Island as a community worth documenting in pictures. The contrasts, as always, were immense.
The Manhattan Skyline as summer moved aside for a crisp and colorful season.
A legend brings Roosevelt Island along for a musical ride…
Roosevelt Islanders: Actor/Director Michael Rogers assists Hall of Famer Roy Eaton at his annual gig in Bryant Park.
When Roosevelt Islanders overcame RIOC’s mismanaged 9/11 Tribute
Roosevelt Island Residents Association president Rossana Ceruzzi planted flags at the 9/11 Memorial Tree, after RIOC weirdly tried shooing away residents at its mismanaged tribute ceremony.
The RIOC We’re Stuck With: Painfully Inept, September 2021 on Roosevelt Island
After being chastised for a sign directing wheelchair visitors at Blackhouse into bushes, the state agency that never makes a mistake quickly changed. They now directed wheelchairs to a set of stairs. Impossible to believe, if you don’t see it yourself.Not to be outdone, RIOC’s crack Public Safety team blocked Roosevelt Islanders from using the subway for hours after it reopened following a tropical storm. The countdown clock ten feet away presented too big a challenge.RIOC says they place safety first, but in another antic miscue, they sent pedestrians walking unprotected in the street again. And just for reference, this is directly in front of President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes’s office.
September 2021 on Roosevelt Island: Sadly Historic
Because state agencies don’t talk, the Roosevelt Island Tram achieved an historic first: the one and only station in the MetroCard system without OMNY.
The Unexplained Mess in Southpoint Park
Who designed this? After scraping a resident developed and RIOC approved user friendly park design, the combined RIOC/Langan brain trust wedged in something different. In this case, different is definitely not better. Among many uninspired settings, super ugly benches defy resident requests for seating usable by disabled visitors.
The better side of history for September 2021 on Roosevelt Island
The Roosevelt Island Historical Society, led by Judith Berdy, scored a significant win. A plaque that once marked the building housing elevators between Roosevelt Island and the Queensboro Bridge came home.
An echo from 20 years past…
UN Week brought armed gunboats, a reminder of the months after the World Trade Center disaster.
A view from the serenity of FDR Four Freedoms Park
Autumn swept in over the Manhattan skyline across the East River.
When flawed maintenance turns a modern urban masterpiece into a smelly albatross
A wall of black bags tells the story. Failure to fix Roosevelt Island’s iconic AVAC system led to smelly interiors and unsightly trash heaps for another month.
But before September 2021 on Roosevelt Island ended, a promising transition into the future
Shaun Leonardo’s innovation in FDR Four Freedoms ParK leads the way in showing how art, especially monuments, can challenge the status quo and bring change to a bedeviled culture.
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.
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.
Medicare open enrollment ends Dec. 7. Sen. Krueger’s Nov. 16 virtual town hall covers 2027 premium, deductible and Part D changes, with a HIICAP expert’s Q&A.
RIOC’s Nov. 11 PSD blotter lists 10 incidents, all on Main Street, including two medical calls at 555 Main Street, a water leak at 560 Main and a custody or visitation report.
Residents have spent months asking City and State agencies to show why the Roosevelt Island Steam Plant must be demolished. Meetings produced promises. The CAG produced more process.
Theo GobbleveltAug 28, 2026
The underlying record remains largely hidden. Now two residents have taken the question somewhere government cannot manage quite as easily: a courtroom.
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