Earlier, we reported that, in an arrangement with the RIDA Free Food Pantry, City Council Member Julie Menin would hand out KN95 face masks from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Now, there’s more., tomorrow.
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
According to Menin’s office, in addition to top-level face masks provided by NYC Health & Hospitals, they’ve also obtained at-home test kits courtesy of Mark Levine, the Manhattan Borough President. Each kit contains two rapid tests.
Both the food pantry and the face mask/rapid test giveaway take place in the lobby at 546 Main Street, home of the CBN/RI Senior Center. With the virus spreading rapidly, face masks and social distancing are required.
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Unequal Bargains
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.
