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Jan 30, 2021 Why is Cuomo’s RIOC misleading Roosevelt Island about rapid COVID-19 testing? Governor Andrew Cuomo’s RIOC misleads Roosevelt Island on COVID-19 rapid testing. That’s certain, but we don’t know why.

Jan 29, 2021 New Covid Cases Plunge 25% or More as Behavior Changes Christina Jewett January 28, 2021 A dozen states are reporting drops of 25% or more in new covid-19 cases and more…

Jan 26, 2021 One Week Into Swift Rapid COVID-19 Testing on Main Street Shows Light Use, Good Overall Results After the first 4-day week of rapid COVID-19 testing at the RIOC sponsored location at 524 Main Street, there’s little change overall…

Jan 24, 2021 Granny Annie’s, A New Neighbor Battles On When Granny Annie’s took up the task of building a family restaurant in Riverwalk Commons, it was spring 2019. The usual challenges…

Jan 22, 2021 Swift COVID-19 Rapid Testing: A Painful Flop on Day Two? Swift COVID-19 Rapid Testing launched on Wednesday, January 20th, but by Thursday afternoon, the place was empty. You could, as the cliche…

Jan 21, 2021 Sign of the Times: Roosevelt Island, January 20th, 2021 Seen at the subway…

Jan 15, 2021 Unemployment Claims Jump as the City’s Budget Picture Grows Bleaker. Can Joe Biden Help Stem a Deeper Pandemic Recession? Greg David and Rosa Goldensohn, THE CITY Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News This article was originally publishedon Jan 14…

Jan 8, 2021 Coronavirus Infection Stats: Roosevelt Island Still Better Than Average, But Worsening With coronavirus infection rates for New York City passing 9%, Roosevelt Island rates at 4.29% remain less than half the average. Still,…

Jan 5, 2021 Evolving in COVID Crisis, NYC Mutual Aid Groups Head Into 2021 With Tablets, Toys — and Diapers Rachel Holliday Smith and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 4 at 8:59pm ESTby THE CITY When…

Jan 5, 2021 New, more infectious strain of coronavirus found in upstate New York By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square/January 4th, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday afternoon that the…

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