The CBN/RI Older Adult Center, for January 2025, posts a full complement of activities. The Carter Burden Network manages this center at 546 Main Street.
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
Activities & Lunches

Things To Do This Week


- Roosevelt Island Revolt: Residents Call for Governance Changes Amid Corporate Chaos
- City Students to Get Free 24-Hour OMNY Transit Cards
- Is Poetry, My First Love, Dead?
- Portugal Launches 4-Day Work Week Trial
- RIOC Governance Committee Meeting: A Landmark Even for Change









More from the Roosevelt Island Daily News
- Long-Term Health Effects Linked to 9/11: 25 Years LaterThe 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks brings renewed focus to long-term health effects linked to 9/11, with ongoing needs for survivors, first responders, and affected communities.
- NYC Yellow School Bus Shortage Disrupts Back-to-School PlansA potential NYC yellow school bus shortage could affect back-to-school transportation and schedules as classes begin. Learn how families, schools, and city officials are responding.
- Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Suspected in Hunters Point High-Rise: FDNY RespondsA lithium-ion battery fire is suspected in the Hunters Point high-rise incident that prompted a major FDNY response, with a second Queens fire following at Ravenswood. Officials are investigating both events.
- NYPD Shooting on Brooklyn Bridge: What Happened and What Comes NextA look at the NYPD shooting on Brooklyn Bridge: what happened, how the investigation is unfolding, and what NYC commuters can expect as reviews continue.
- Gloria Steinem’s Passing Sparks Personal Tributes on the Upper East SideGloria Steinem’s passing on the Upper East Side was marked by personal tributes and quiet remembrance, reflecting how a national figure’s legacy unfolded in a local community.
Introduce Yourself Again
On June 18, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s Real Estate Development Advisory Committee gathered to discuss ground leases, retail agreements and pieces of the west-side waterfront that had been waiting patiently for the government to remember them.











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