Diane Cooper’s colorful installation waited behind wooden barriers for over a year. It’s goal? Humanizing a subway airshaft with art.

The Roosevelt Island Daily News

Diane Cooper‘s Double Take, almost ready to go.

While the official opening is not until next week, Double Take already brings artful relief in this very public space. It uplifts the immediate perception of Roosevelt Island for anyone arriving by subway.

It’s a product of the MTA’s prolific Art and Design Department.

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Before the Door Closed

In one meeting, RIOC showed that procedure could be used to bless a contested appointment, and then used again to keep a resident-safety resolution from reaching the floor.

Eleanor Rivers May 29, 2026

The May 14 RIOC board meeting began with public concern over the steam plant and ended with two votes that revealed more than any report could. Some meetings announce themselves by what is said. This one announced itself by what the room permitted to move and what it stopped before it could breathe.

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