RIOC’s chaotic communications operation may be outdoing itself with an unexplained overload of public safety meetings. Reschedules of never announced events dribble out in advisories, and PSD and NYPD may have gotten a divorce. Here’s what we know. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island
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While a slapdash, faint-hearted and belated Roosevelt Island Day promotion tumbles toward Saturday, energetic groups pull together a Health & Wellness Fair that’s truly community-driven. The event is on June 15th in Good Shepherd Plaza from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. by David Stone
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As RIOC fumbles closer to another shrunken community event, some residents recall
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Samantha Maldonado, The City This article was originally published on Jun 5 5:00am EDT by THE CITY It was the morning of Sept. 3. The previous night, a storm barrelled through the New York City region, knocking down trees and powerlines, flooding roads and
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Once upon a time in America, there was a mishmash of cultures, beliefs, and traditions, all existing in a beautiful, albeit chaotic,
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Next up in RIOC’s Hall of Cringe-Worthy Moments, another screaming headline: “PRESIDENT HAYNES ANNOUNCES NEW CONSTITUENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT WITHIN RIOC.” It scores
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Reporting that “He’s at it again” isn’t enough as what looks for all the world like RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes job-hunting
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If you love consistency at all costs, the broken again AVAC system on Roosevelt Island must make you feel warm inside. Otherwise, it’s another gross blunder by the murky Team RIOC specializing in pointing fingers and dodging blame. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News For more than 40
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Roosevelt Island Day shrunk after 2019, partly because of excessive COVID-19 concerns, but what happens in 2023? President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes’s organizers can regain some lost community support, returning some enthusiasm for 2023. But the signs so far are not good. A late announcement and a lackadaisical poster lacking all
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The Sportspark inside tours commenced immediately after the ribbon-cutting last Friday. Discarding a calendar of intimate tours, RIOC President/CEO invited everyone present to line up at the entrance. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News When Roosevelt Islanders finally got a look at Sportspark inside, the many months of
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Is it Freudian, maybe? Can’t they help themselves? RIOC charges residents for its team of half-a-million dollar writers who can’t tie their own shoelaces – figuratively. In promoting President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes and pickleball, the gang that can’t write straight bungled another one. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily
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A revealingly small, yet enthusiastic crowd showed up for the Roosevelt Island pickleball courts’ ribbon-cutting on Friday. But polling across the Island revealed a mixed reception overall. While the courts have many positives, their location coupled with the absence of general community involvement weigh against it. by David Stone The
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Take the Poll With as much fanfare as they could muster, RIOC cut the ribbon on two new pickleball courts on Roosevelt Island. The sport is growing fast in popularity, and there have been vocal supporters. But truth be told, of roughly 50 people who showed up, about half were
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Meat substitutes have become an important part of a balanced diet, especially if you’re reducing your meat intake. These products come in different textures, flavors and types, but they have one thing in common. They replace animal products with plant-based alternatives without sacrificing taste or nutritional value. In fact, vegetarians will tell you that plants offer a much larger and exciting range of flavors, but what are the healthiest choices? Special to The Roosevelt Island Daily News Most meat substitutes are excellent sources of nutrients, particularly protein, iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. Choose meat substitutes that are high in protein
You had to wonder on opening day. A stationery store without any stationery? But was it more of what its colorful sign said: A stationary head shop with goals that didn’t match its agreement with Shops On Main? by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Since a closing, years before, Roosevelt Islanders yearned for a new stationery store, but realistically, it was a pipe dream. In a digital age, stationery stores faded faster than the first cherry blossoms. Only a few survived in all of Manhattan and some misguided retailer would outfit one in our tiny community…? Really? So,
Gwynne Hogan, The City This article was originally published on May 8, 2:47 pm EDT by THE CITY The family of Jordan Neely, the 30-year-old man who was killed in a crowded subway car last week after former Marine Daniel Penny put him in a fatal chokehold, spoke out Monday by issuing a public statement and urged Mayor Eric Adams to reach out to them. “Mayor Eric Adams please give us a call. The family wants you to know that Jordan matters,” attorneys Donte Mills and Lennon Edwards wrote in a joint statement on behalf of Neely’s family, released one
The CBN/RI Older Adult Center, for June 2023, posts a full complement of activities and daily lunch menus. Some restrictions – mask-wearing and social distancing – remain in force, but the facility is fully open and active. The Carter Burden Network manages this center. The Roosevelt Island Daily News Activities & Lunches More from the Roosevelt Island Daily News
The indictment of former President Donald Trump turned the blocks surrounding Manhattan Criminal Court into a cartoonish partisan circus on Tuesday, with hundreds of people howling pro-Trump and anti-Trump invective past each other in a listen-free zone. Katie Honan and Greg B. Smith, The City This article was originally published on Apr 4 at 3:22 pm EDT by THE CITY With an overwhelming police presence and barricades separating demonstrators, New York officials had prepared against the possibility that the spectacle could become a replay of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. But for the most part, it was
Originally from Binghamton, New York, David Stone is a New York City-based writer of novels, nonfiction books, online content on several platforms as well as a hard copy journalist and reviewer. He is the author of the Travels With George series of cat adventure and travel books that are illustrated by his wife, cat artist Deborah Julian. “My novels spring from a backdrop of the revolutionary Sixties, when the sleepy Post War American conformity and contentment were blown apart from more angles than you can count – civil rights, Vietnam, modern art, beats, hippies and the counterculture. My main character,
…tremendous lie of sleep… By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Was Cummings right?Is it a lie untethering the common
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There was a sorry moment when my one-time hero, Wayne Dyer, landed where he’d do just about anything that Reid Tracy, the
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Images of New York City bring an angular view to urban spaces, seen through street photography. Catching what’s missed in the rush.
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Circa 1968 In a Hawley Street laundromat, the urban housewife’s last resort become a resource for hippies I
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Poe walked with me along the Hudson, the sullen edge of the river now braced with concrete, losing the battle between
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Set it up here Include all audio Yellow light streams over the brown-green rim of the hill, edges roughened
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Deborah Julian’s handmade cards are original. They combine the tradition of fine art and the fun of cat art. The cat cards
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Introducing two handmade cat birthday cards from the workshop of artist Deborah Julian. Not just for cat lovers. by David Stone Each
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Matisse: Famous Artists’ Cats comes to life in three versions. This one, George Meets Matisse Still Life, finds a cat as the
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After Jerry Hicks died, a few months of fumbling for direction followed before the platform was aggressively reinvented. We take a look
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