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Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo’s Smear Team: His Brother and Top Advisers, Transcripts Reveal

Josefa Velasquez, Samantha Maldonado, and Clifford Michel, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Nov 29 at 10:45pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Special to the Roosevelt Island Daily When the…

Cuomo Made Staffers Work on His $5M Pandemic Book for his ‘Personal Gain,’ Investigators Charge

Yoav Gonen, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Nov 22 at 6:59pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. The Roosevelt Island Daily News Then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo assigned staffers to spend hundreds…

New York agency pulls approval of Cuomo’s $5.1 million book deal on managing COVID-19 crisis

(The Center Square) – After failing in three previous attempts, New York’s public watchdog agency finally voted Tuesday to rescind the approval of a $5.1 million book deal for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor November…

Cuomo Sparred With Investigators Over Meaning of ‘Girlfriend,’ ‘Date’ — and ‘Butt’

Josefa Velasquez, Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Eileen Grench, and Clifford Michel, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Nov 10 at 10:51pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Newly released transcripts offer a…

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 AVAC problems, I stumbled on a RIOC that was good, friendly, mindful of the folks…

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 Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News For Roosevelt Islanders, it’s personal. As things works here…

Is RIOC board legal? We asked, got no answer, but there’s a new boss in town…

Does the RIOC board meet the legal minimums established in the state agency’s founding document? Because it doesn’t appear to, we asked and got the usual silence, but anti-social practices may end with the new governor. By David Stone The…

Governor-in-Waiting Kathy Hochul Prepares to Ascend. She Just Needs Cuomo to Leave

Josefa Velasquez and Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Aug 11 at 9:09pm EDTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have resigned, but he’s not going…

Complicity and silence around sexual harassment are common – Cuomo and his protectors were a textbook example

Sandy Hershcovis, University of Calgary; Ivana Vranjes, Tilburg University; Jennifer L. Berdahl, University of British Columbia, and Lilia M. Cortina, University of Michigan New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation came after more than a week of bad news, starting with…

With Cuomo out now, what happens to RIOC and Roosevelt Island?

With Cuomo out, the impact may be dramatic for RIOC and Roosevelt Island. It will take new Governor Kathy Hochul a while, but change is coming because the cult of Cuomo is over. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…