The Shelton J. Haynes/Langan Southpoint Rock Farm promised pathways with “lush vegetation.” Promise fulfilled? You decide. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The
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RIOC Reform: What the New Law Does – If Hochul Signs It
RIOC reform, sought by residents for many years, is on the cusp. All it takes is a signature by Governor Kathy Hochul to make a
NY Community Trust Does the Impossible: PPF Grants Worse Than RIOC
The New York Community Trust (NYCT), allegedly brought in to straighten out RIOC‘s public purpose granting process, did what many thought impossible. They made things
What are they hiding now? Hochul and RIOC protecting Haynes
What are they hiding now? After receiving valid information that RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes may have violated employee guidelines, we asked the bunkered state
Adirondack Chairs Catch Some Sun in Four Freedoms Park
Last weekend, facing driving winds and cold, an exuberant team of volunteers assembled Adirondack chairs for FDR Four Freedoms State Park. It was I Love
Saturday, Eileen Fisher Renew – Back with Free Fashions
The Eileen Fisher Renew event will be held on Saturday at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center, 246 Main Street, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It’s a big win for Roosevelt Island. Seawright leads RIOC Reforms
When I talked with State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright one afternoon by the big window in Nisi, I stressed – as others had before me
An inspection accident, but no injuries in scaffold collapse
The inspection accident resulted in no injuries after a scaffold collapse left two building inspectors dangling five stories up at 475 Main Street. Safety features
OMNY for the Roosevelt Island Tram? You Won’t Like This Answer
Questions about OMNY for the Roosevelt Island Tram festered for over a year. After City Council Member Julie Menin waded in, an angry stalemate between
Come See MSTDA Teen Theatre’s Whodunit Musical Comedy: “CURTAINS”
The Roosevelt Island Daily News (5/10/22, Roosevelt Island, NY, NY) On May 20-22, The Main Street Theatre teen students, under the direction of Jacqueline Lucid,
