According to the latest tracking, Coronavirus cases on Roosevelt Island rose to near 7%. Infections jumped in all of New York City, but it centered
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Dear Michael Shinozaki: The Daily Invites You To Visit Reality
Visit reality with us, Michael. A virtual tour is the best we can do for now. But if you’re really interested in representing this community,
Dumb and Dumber at RIOC PSD or Just Selective Enforcement?
We suspected selective enforcement when PSD lazily put up barriers in front of a single fire hydrant on Main Street. Was it just knuckle-headed or
One more PSD failure as RIOC folds on promenade safety
“REALLY??? Is this the leadership you can provide? Is Public Safety also so oblivious?” Giovanni Battistini asked RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes. “I am disappointed.” RIOC
RIOC Public Safety Weirdness Just Got Weirder
On Roosevelt Island, you get used to Public Safety weirdness. The overstaffed, expensive RIOC department, unable to control even bicycles and crosswalks, serves more than
Toy collecting highlights this year’s last free food pantry
“At Friday’s pantry, we are working with Public Safety to collect toys for the children in our Roosevelt Island Community,” reports RIDA president Wendy Hersh.
Is RIOC lying again about PSD staffing? The numbers just don’t add up…
Is RIOC keeping two sets of books for PSD staffing? Our investigation shows a wide gap between public information and private reality. By David Stone
A Child Hit In Crosswalk Is Third In Two Months
The child hit in a crosswalk, yesterday, was the third on Roosevelt Island in two months. Multiple reports say RIOC’s Public Safety Department refused a
RIOC Slammed Again with Formal Charges of Racism
Formal charges of racism, involving an incident last month, have been lodged against RIOC. This time, the complaint comes from Mexican Americans but joins a
How can we afford paying $4 million every year on this?
$4 million every year for this? That thought ran through my head after watching RIOC’s Public Safety Department (PSD) do its thing. That is, play
