RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Daily beats from a quieter Manhattan.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Year: 2025

New York Approves Three NYC Casino Licenses. What It Means for Our City and Our Island

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Neighbors, not too long ago we celebrated a victory, by the defeat of a Times Square Casino proposal. Now a major decision out of Albany this week is set to reshape parts of New…

Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study

Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable, and compensation is provided. Join us!

Growing with the Island: Native Plants, Forest Gardens, and a Hands-On Night at the Library

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily There is something quietly powerful about learning how the land beneath our feet can feed us, heal us, shelter wildlife, and even become art. iDig2Learn upcoming native plants forest garden workshop on Roosevelt Island invites neighbors…

M and F Train Realignment: What Roosevelt Islanders Need to Know

Roosevelt Island residents woke up this week to a new kind of uncertainty. Not a tram outage, not a ferry delay, and not another set of vague service alerts from multiple agencies. This time the confusion sits right on the…

Your Roosevelt Island Guide to Thanksgiving Leftovers

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Friends, I hope your holiday was full of good food, good company, and a little time to breathe. Now that we are settling back into our routines, it is the perfect moment to look…

A Letter To Roosevelt Island On Thanksgiving

Hello, friends. As we gather our thoughts and our tables for this special day, I wanted to send a warm note of gratitude from my little corner of the island to yours. This season always invites us to pause, and…

Roosevelt Island’s Feathered Star: A Thanksgiving Tribute to Rosie the Turkey

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Hello, friends! With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it feels like the perfect time to remember one of our island’s most unconventional celebrities: Rosie the Roosevelt Island turkey. She’s the feathered friend who strutted…

Smart and Calm Black Friday Tips for Roosevelt Island Neighbors

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Hello, friends! With the holiday season rolling in and our island already buzzing with early shoppers, this feels like the perfect moment to gather a few helpful Black Friday tips that keep things local,…

Lina Khan for Mamdani: The Legal Strategist Aiming to Reinvent Consumer Protection in New York

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Hello, friends. Few names have generated as much conversation during Zohran Mamdani’s transition as Lina Khan. Known nationally for her bold tenure leading the Federal Trade Commission, Khan is now stepping into a new…

Nisi Bistro Finds Its Way Home Again

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Hello friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the places we return to again and again become part of the rhythm of our days. Here on Roosevelt Island, those places mean even more…