RIOC’s vaunted Communications Team failed at notifying the rest of the community, but late yesterday, they tagged the Youth Center closed by COVID. Notices apparently went out only to a select group via email.
By David Stone
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
RIYC Closed Until Further Notice
We found out only because a conscientious resident posted the emailed notice from Manager Ana Medina on Facebook.
Since school kids are a hotbed for COVID transmissions recently, the closing comes as no major surprise. But RIOC’s failure at spreading the word is again an issue of too much public secrecy.
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An Emergency, Apparently
A demolition rushed, an explanation missing, and a community left outside the room.
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