Despite of all the challenges inherent in animal rescue and the intermittent but persistent harassment from RIOC, Rossana Ceruzzi wins over an international audience.
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
“An animal rehabilitator on Roosevelt Island fights to save one of the last remaining wild areas in New York City….”
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Rossana Ceruzzi has spent decades helping animals in trouble on Roosevelt Island. Lesser known is her role as a go to animal rehabilitator for much of the city.
It’s not just cats, it’s opossums, geese and – here – an orphaned baby squirrel.
Isle Wide tells the story of how she has succeeded – for now – in spite of official opposition and state harassment.
Before the Door Closed
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.
