it’s Friday, March 15th, 2024
Evening Edition
RIOC’s Worst Eyesore: Abandoned Original Tram Cabins Are Worse Than Eyesores, They’re a Slap in Face to the Community
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MASS TRANSIT: All mass transit services are normal this evening.
WEATHER: Clearing and cooling off into the low 40s overnight. A big cooler on Saturday and Sunday. The air quality index is: Good.
What we’re reading now…
- Almost Over: The MTA’s Website Says the F Train Returns to Normal Service on April 1st. But…
- Big Reuse Be Gone: NYC Parks Department Kicks Them Out of Their Long Island City Site
- C’mon Now, RIOC: Show Us You Mean It When You Say You Love This Island. Clean Up This Years Long Eyesore.
- Bad Air Strikes Again: Toxic Air Linked to Premature and Low Weight Births
- Albany Inaction: Broken Promises Tell Us Why Our Rents Are Skyrocketing
- Corporate Greed: More for Them. Less for Us
Starting tonight…
A gift from Cornell Tech…
Planted by the school as a thank you on opening…
The Contractor RIOC Wasn’t Allowed to Remember
LiRo-Hill returned to RIOC’s panel despite earlier questions about its oversight. When directors challenged its inclusion, the explanation raised a new question about RIOC’s procurement rules.
Professor Lydia W. Tang recognized the name LiRo-Hill. During the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s September 10, 2026 board meeting, Chief Operating Officer Mary C. Cunneen presented eleven construction management firms recommended for contracts lasting up to six years.
