RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Stories that matter, from the heart of the East River.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Freedom Lover Ron DeSantis

Roosevelt Island is small. Its stories aren’t. Step inside The Lighthouse for the questions, characters and inconvenient details that don’t fit in the daily news. “Yes. I’m Present.” On October 20, 2022, RIOC approved a tower, guarded its confusion and...

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Can You Hear Us?

Can You Hear Us?

At the first public RIOC board meeting after Susan Rosenthal’s dismissal, a longtime resident had to borrow an official’s voice to ask whether the people governing Roosevelt Island could hear us

In earlier meetings, a bright light behind Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Vice President and General Counsel Gretchen Robinson had left her face nearly invisible. On July 2, 2020, with Susan Rosenthal gone and a new administration forming, Gretchen appeared fully lit.

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