David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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Navigating Change: Challenges and Failings at RIOC’s Public Safety Department
If anyone wants proof that RIOC’s Public Safety Department needs change, resident attendance at last week’s “community engagement meeting” should do it. Only a dozen showed up while a little under 12,000 declined the invitation. (See a video of the…
Ghosts Now: PSD Tram Assistance and Platform Managers
No volume of complaints changes RIOC. Nor do promises. PSD Tram Assistance, boldly announced, is less visible than a ghost. Ghosts, as many attest, actually materialize once in a while. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News So, Where…
Crosswalks: The Dangerous Reality on Main Street
“Thanks for continuing to bring to light RIOC’s mismanagement,” a reader wrote. This time, it’s about the notorious string of carelessly guarded crosswalks. “One big issue is lack of enforcement of the law about stop signs. As I was in…
PSD at a Loss with E-Bikes Ignoring Traffic Laws But We’re Here to Help
E-bikes ignoring traffic laws poses hazards in communities like Roosevelt Island. Some creatively attack the problem while others hide from it. Here, RIOC’s Public Safety Department nestles snuggly in the latter. In its absence, we’ll offer some smart solutions, but…
Tram Troubles Continue And Now Everyone Still Jams On
The thing about the Tram troubles Roosevelt Islanders go through now is that they are neither new nor unpredictable. The table was set over three years ago when RIOC decided that “marketing and branding” made sense for generating more income….
PSD Now Piles On Its Historic Record of Community Indifference
Interim Management, New Management – For PSD It Makes No Difference For RIOC’s Public Safety Department (PSD) on Roosevelt Island, yesterday was just another day of perverse achievement. “Extra PSD officers will be stationed at both the Roosevelt Island and…
After New Tram Cabin Swinging Incident, RIOC Acts, But Is It Enough?
Hopes that Tram cabin swinging incidents are over faded last week when another was reported on Thursday. “I was on the Tram again yesterday (around 7:20 p.m.), the south Tram, and it did another of those really bad stop-swings on…
Shoplifting More Violent Now as Roosevelt Island Crime Rises
Despite unbelievable assurance from RIOC’s Passive Safety Department (PSD), crime is growing and more violent on Roosevelt Island. Today, another example of the escalation shut down Duane Reade after the string of shoplifting incidents ticked up into vandalism. by David…
Complete Reversal: RIOC Reports a Crime on Main Street. But…
On Monday, in a complete reversal from prior practice, RIOC voluntarily reported a crime that occurred early Sunday morning. The beleaguered state agency offered no explanation for the uncharacteristic outburst of transparency. But subsequent events suggest it won’t become commonplace…
UPDATED: For Turning Community Engagement Into Deception, PSD Chief Brown Should Resign
Even after pressure from elected officials, PSD Community Engagement meetings are all the community has in formal contact with RIOC. That makes them all that much more important and their low-quality content even more aggravating. But October’s Community Engagement was…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor