Make the bastards listen, Roosevelt Island. Kick a little ass now because it’s the only path you have for running your own community.
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NO EXCUSES. COVID VACCINATIONS ARE JUST A FERRY RIDE AWAY
In a public release, Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) president Judith Berdy cut to the chase, offering the following details. The Roosevelt Island Daily News
Do you need a COVID test? Things have changed, but here’s what you need to know
With schools opening, workers returning to offices and travel increasing, a COVID test may be in your future. But the landscape has changed since the
KATHRYN GARCIA NAMED STATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. LOOK OUT, RIOC
When Governor Kathy Hochul picked Kathryn Garcia as New York State director of operations, she sent a clear message. It wasn’t one that resonates happily
When they were good… RIOC before Andrew Cuomo
I got to thinking about RIOC before Andrew Cuomo while researching something else. Looking for a draft of the first article I wrote that mentioned
August 2021 on Roosevelt Island in Pictures
August 2021 on Roosevelt Island felt long and strained as multiple stressors and failing leadership met steaming heat and rain. September’s gotta be better, but
A new gov: Kathy Hochul. What’s it mean for Roosevelt Island?
Last week, Kathy Hochul succeeded Andrew Cuomo as New York’s governor. It’s hard imagining any community with more at stake than Roosevelt Island. By David
“Shameful and disgusting…” Neglect sucks the life out of a local treasure.
Amid construction under a hot sun, discarded, a local treasure suffers the abuses of neglect. Rejecting creative suggestions for reuse, RIOC finally leaves historic Tram
RIOC Slammed Again with Formal Charges of Racism
Formal charges of racism, involving an incident last month, have been lodged against RIOC. This time, the complaint comes from Mexican Americans but joins a
How can we afford paying $4 million every year on this?
$4 million every year for this? That thought ran through my head after watching RIOC’s Public Safety Department (PSD) do its thing. That is, play
