Stymied on OMNY, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) may have a solution. Cowed by bullying MTA brass, RIOC’s deep thinkers are rumored to be
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Severe Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Panics Reporter Until He Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution
The lab technician who watched me all night via video feed told me that I had “wicked sleep apnea” and that it was “central sleep
RIOC Promotes Mary Cunneen, Staffer with a “History.”
Mary Cunneen, then Director of Parks and Recreation at RIOC, got my attention in 2018 when I ran into two women crying on Main Street.
Most Americans believe #MeToo has changed the climate around workplace sexual misconduct
Originally published by The 19th Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Almost five years since the #MeToo went viral, new data from the
When the Dog Ate Their Homework, RIOC’s Credibility Took A Hit
RIOC’s credibility took a hit on Saturday. No, the dog did not eat their homework, but it was damn close. Their “AVAC plant was struck
At RIOC, a Return to In-Person Board Meetings and the Lying
Although there was plenty of misdirection and evasion as RIOC staged its first in-person post-COVID board meeting, we’ll focus on the worst of the lying.
Update: Car Crashes Over the Roosevelt Island Seawall Overnight
Around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, a car sped past Cornell Tech, lost control, crashed through the seawall and plunged into the East River. The driver,
RIOC Budget for 2023-24 Hides Huges Losses at the Tram
Tram operations will cost Roosevelt Islanders at least a million dollars in the RIOC budget for 2023-24. But it’s hidden, never clearly exposed in the
So, What Happened to the Haynes Tapes Used in Firing Susan Rosenthal?
Where are the Haynes tapes, if they ever existed at all? The state referred to them in justifying the immediate dismissal of then-President/CEO Susan Rosenthal
Some Good News Now From Julie Menin: It’s Participatory Budgeting Season
“Participatory Budgeting just started and people can submit ideas by October 17th.” That’s the good news from City Council Member Julie Menin’s office. Unique to
