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.

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UPDATED: Parking Craziness, Roosevelt Island Is Overloaded with Cars

About the parking craziness, one resident said, “I had never seen that plaza’s surface completely covered by parked cars.” She was talking about a small plaza tucked between buildings at Manhattan Park. Over the years, Roosevelt Island went from discouraging…

Just one more RIOC cover up or a real Sportpark Bank…?

A fresh RIOC cover up, fantasizing a loopy Sportspark Bank, baffled as much as the failures triggering it angered. Soon, a web of state-assigned scapegoats pulled in one more. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The RIOC Cover…

Coming This Summer: A New Look for Main Street on Roosevelt Island

A new look for Main Street generates hope, some head-scratching but, overall, one improvement lifts optimism for the strip. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The New Look for Main Street While some questionable maneuvers will change Main…

Why Won’t Bankers Set Up Shop On Main Street, Roosevelt Island?

After failing at luring a bank for Main Street , Roosevelt Island, “We took them on tours,” RIOC president/CEO Shelton J. Haynes said. But why was that doomed? Take a virtual walk along with us, and see it through a…

“Is RIOC re-striping Main Street or just painting over their problems?”

“Here’s your headline,” the caller said. “Is RIOC re-striping Main Street of just painting over their problems?” Details about what the state agency was doing sent me out on an inspection. And then, another after the work progressed. Here’s what…