The Roosevelt Island Daily News
JOIN US THIS SATURDAY AT FDR FOUR FREEDOMS PARK on Roosevelt Island.
CITY OF WATER DAY – FREE SATURDAY – Water is powerful and vital.
July 15 City of Water Day 11am to 4pm (rain date 7/16) iDig2Learn partners with FDR Four Freedom State Park + NYPL + NYC H2O to celebrate the Nature of Water. Learn about oyster-filled coastlines, whales and dolphins in NYC waters, play the Aqueduct Challenge to grasp how water flows from mountain to city. Learn about NYC reservoirs. And don’t miss the ten minute 2PM Water is Life performance with Chris Bisram. This is a NY/NJ Regional day and this year’s theme is resilience.
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.
