Under the hood in the Sportspark Reopening, RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes took a painful pummeling from Roosevelt Islanders and their elected officials. Forced to reduce resident fees by nearly 80%, Team RIOC passively lashed out at them. While it’s a big win for locals, it’s a stunning failure from Haynes that residents will eventually pay for.
by David Stone
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
Sportspark Reopening: Dueling Public and Press Releases
Usage fees for Sportspark took a plunge that high dive champions would be proud of. Roosevelt Island adults saw their fee cut by over 75%, from $125 to only $30 per month. And although RIOC initially sought banning kids under 15 from the facility, most children are now welcome at no charge.
‘Nuff said.
The WIRE: Two Futures, One Empty Chair
It is December 6, 2015, and David Stone is writing to Dr. Jack Resnick about a chair that will soon be empty. Dick Lutz is preparing to leave the Main Street WIRE, and Stone has been encouraged to ask whether he might replace him. Seven years of covering art, Cornell Tech and questionable practices inside Public Safety have taught Stone how the paper tells an Island story.
