RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Stories that matter, from the heart of the East River.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Landscaping

RIOC Now, Is a Rising Tide Lifting All the Boats?

Young as it is, Roosevelt Island looks like it’s getting a facelift as a rising tide in morale brings freshly groomed features into view. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Rising Tide: Seeing Is Believing https://rioc.ny.gov/ RIOC’s landscaping…

Poisonous, Invasive Weeds Where RIOC Hacked Inkberry Trees

As we reported two years ago, RIOC’s hacking of the inkberry tree row shading the East Promenade was a mistake. But the sheer brutality and neglectfulness turned out much worse than we feared. Easy to say, “RIOC did it again,”…

A Summer Tale of Two Roosevelt Island Landscapes

If anything emphasizes the schism between RIOC and how Roosevelt Islanders want to live, it’s the landscaping. The contrast is raw and inescapable in the community’s most active shared space: Riverwalk Commons. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…