RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Andrew Cuomo

New Lawsuit Targets State Racism, Derelict RIOC Board In Attack on Susan Rosenthal

An attack on Susan Rosenthal, last June, enabled by New York State racism, and fostered by a derelict board… Those are the raw accusations in new lawsuit filed by the former RIOC president/CEO. Coupled with a suit filed last year…

Rosenthal’s big win sets troubled RIOC back on its heels

Former president/CEO Susan Rosenthal’s big win in the discovery part of her lawsuit against RIOC sent the board scrambling into emergency session. That came just five days after a lazy decision to skip another monthly board meeting. By David Stone…

New York to conform to CDC’s new masking rules starting Wednesday

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/May 17th, 2021 (The Center Square) – Starting Wednesday, New York will abide by the social distancing and mask recommendations established last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The move…

Cuomo reveals book deal on leadership during pandemic was worth more than $5.1 million

By Delphine Luneau | The Center Square/May 17th, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came under withering criticism from his foes at both ends of the political spectrum after his annual financial disclosure documents, released Monday afternoon,…

New York’s state beaches, pools to reopen for Memorial Day

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/May 12 (The Center Square) – The gradual reopening of New York hit another milestone Wednesday as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state’s beaches and pools would be allowed to open on Memorial Day…

New York joins New Jersey, Connecticut in plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions

Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/May 3rd, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the most significant easing of COVID-restrictions since the pandemic began. The move to reopen more of New York’s economy…

Weakened Cuomo, Lawmakers Reach Deal on Massive $212 Billion Pandemic Budget

Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Apr 6 at 8:30pm EDTby THE CITY State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo reached a deal on the state’s $212 billion budget Tuesday, agreeing to tax increases on wealthy New Yorkers…

Albany’s Tax-the-Rich Deal Sends Wealthy to Washington Looking for Relief

Greg David, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Apr 5 at 9:58pm EDTby THE CITY Deals to raise taxes on New York’s millionaires and companies could send both fleeing the state, business leaders and fiscal experts warn — unless…

Embattled Cuomo Pushes Skyline-Altering Penn Station Real Estate Plan as Critics Mobilize

Josefa Velasquez and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This article was originally published on Apr 2 at 10:42am EDT by THE CITY Even amid multiple scandals, a weakened Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to railroad through a city-changing land deal…

East Promenade Sinkhole: Small Now But What’s In The Future?

The East Promenade sinkhole is not huge, maybe 3 feet long and 1 foot across. But blended with other information, does it suggest greater dangers ahead?