“Hooray, that unsightly and inexplicable fire hydrant barricade has been removed from in front of the deli,” our reader wrote. “However, it is commonplace for trucks to be double parked in front of the hydrant outside Rivercross. They are United Parcel, FedEx, deliveries to Wholesome Factory, etc. That situation Never seems to bother Public Safety at all.”
by David Stone
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
A Tale of Two Fire Hydrants & One Public Safety Department
Month after month, defying common sense safety and even FDNY objections, RIOC refused to take down the risky Kevin Brown Main Street Fire Hydrant Blockade.
But as our reader pointed out, the Public Safety Department had no such concerns about a repeatedly obstructed hydrant just down the block.
Here’s a shot from today:
But Where’s Any One of 50 Budgeted Public Safety Officers?
Oh, here she is…
So, What’s the Difference Between the Two?
Apparently, Public Safety targets Bread & Butter Deli with unequal treatment. In May, three officers manhandled a small female driver inside the store. They went after her for alleged illegal parking.
No public explanation ever appeared, but the driver no longer makes Roosevelt Island deliveries.
And then there’s the Kevin Brown Main Street Fire Hydrant Blockade. But finally, it’s gone. The mystery of why the community’s longest-standing store repeatedly gets targeted, though, is not.
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.
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