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RIOC Disappeared Him… But Now, We Found Akeem Jamal Anyway
Poof! In late summer, RIOC AVP Akeem Jamal, who challenged President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes for authority suddenly vanished from Roosevelt Island. But with the help of a professional associate, we found Jamal. Turns out, he did well after his RIOC…
RIOC VP Akeem Jamal disappeared in September. Is this why?
With the state agency deep in bunker mode late last summer, RIOC Vice President Akeem Jamal disappeared. It was as abrupt as it was unexplained. Why? What happened? Where did he go? by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
Akeem Jamal Takes a Deep Dive Into The Shallows of Self-Love
Self-love, we’re told, is a good thing, appreciating ourselves instead of leaning on others for approval. But what if you push that self-love at those others, maybe bragging? Maybe just making things up? What if it’s just the shallowest preening?…
Why RIOC’s New Constituent Services Department Is Total Bull-oney
Next up in RIOC’s Hall of Cringe-Worthy Moments, another screaming headline: “PRESIDENT HAYNES ANNOUNCES NEW CONSTITUENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT WITHIN RIOC.” It scores a triple crown of hypocritical, condescending and stupid. How can this highly paid confederacy of dunces make gross…
Return of the Screaming Headlines – “PRESIDENT & CEO SHELTON J. HAYNES ANNOUNCES…”
After a weeklong absence, the amateur hour screaming headlines from RIOC’s dazzling AVP Akeem Jamal returned. Here at The Daily, we beg you to tell the $150K rookie that nobody does that, nobody professional and experienced anyway. Do the research…
Can Two Wrongs Make a Right? RIOC’s Akeem Jamal Tries To Find out
Two wrongs, we’re told, can’t make a right. We all sorta believe it, but credit where credit’s due, RIOC’s Communications AVP Akeem Jamal is putting it to the test. After grossly misrepresenting the facts surrounding the forced closure of the…
Oh, no! Would the real Akeem Jamal now please stand up?
This can’t be the real Akeem Jamal, promising he’d “elevate Roosevelt Island’s public profile to the national stage,” can it? Echoing his boss, Seldom Seen Shelton J. Haynes, who promised to elevate the Island too, just last month? Fortunately, neither…
And Now, Another Day, Another “Stupid” RIOC Advisory
Another “stupid” RIOC Advisory launched the usual spam sequence of multiple, identical email blasts to all the same addresses. This one covers “the ‘Red Bus,’ also known as the ‘Shopper’s Bus’…” What? A resident was not kind: “Lazy, thoughtless and…
AVP Akeem Jamal Doesn’t Meet RIOC Requirements. Why Was He Hired?
RIOC added Akeem Jamal to its staff as Assistant Vice President for Communications in August. The salary range is projected at around $140,000, and there are great benefits. But Jamal does not meet the published minimum RIOC requirements. He doesn’t…
RIOC Makes Drunk Driver AVP, Then Fires CFO Without Explanation…
In August 2022, RIOC hired a lightly experienced Akeem Jamal as an Assistant Vice President. In 2019, he was charged as a drunk driver. Then, before that dust settled, they fired Vice President/Chief Financial Officer John O’Reilly without a word…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor