David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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The Ugly AVAC Breakdown Now Extends Trash Heaps Through Roosevelt Landings
The crisis caused by a nearly six month AVAC breakdown grew, this week,as the trash collection mess extended into Roosevelt Landings. Roosevelt Landings is the community’s largest resident complex. Photos of smelly trash bags, stacked at curbs, Manhattan-style, underscores RIOC…
Is the AVAC down for good? Views of the future for Southtown
Is the AVAC down for good? The question can’t be avoided now that almost half a year has passed since the system functioned consistently from Rivercross south. The absence of sane answers from RIOC suggests that the state is lost….
The AVAC Is Broken Again, Says RIOC’s Vague Alert
News that the AVAC is broken again stumbled out of RIOC‘s alleged Communications Team’s alert system yesterday afternoon. We think so, that is, because they said, “…under service repair…” instead. We interpret that as meaning “broken.” The Roosevelt Island Daily…
THE AVAC IS FIXED, SAYS RIOC, BUT NOW REALITY TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY
The AVAC is fixed, RIOC crowed on September 3rd, but for much of Roosevelt Island, the claim was false. Clogged chutes, smelly, cramped refuse rooms and trash-lined streets persist. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The AVAC Is…
RIOC’s Belated AVAC Alibi: Does It Hold Water?
Two months into the crisis and only after we reported on it twice, RIOC finally cooked up a belated AVAC alibi. While maintaining the state agency’s record for never making a mistake, it leaks evasion and dishonestly. By David Stone…
AVAC, a groundbreaking, innovative trash system is also broken
AVAC, a rare trash-hauling system keeping garbage off the streets, has been broken for months. But you probably don’t know about it because RIOC’s crack Communications Team is asleep at the wheel. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
Now, it’s personal. RIOC is stinking up my home.
That’s right. RIOC is stinking up my home, but to their credit, it’s not because they dislike me. They definitely do, but it’s just gross incompetence, not revenge. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News RIOC Is Stinking Up…
How to tell when the AVAC is broken in Southtown again…
RIOC, the state agency that never makes a mistake, will not tell residents when it happens, but you can see and smell when the AVAC is broken in Southtown. Again. But there’s still no way of knowing when RIOC will…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor