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Apr 28, 2022 PSD fails again, photos prove. Why isn’t anything done? PSD fails again, we found, at protecting public transit riders from maskless companions, including infants too young for vaccines. A ballooning lack…

Apr 13, 2022 RIOC PSD fails again as maskless passengers crowd the Tram Maskless passengers on the Tram has a been a months-long frustration, and cherry blossom season makes it worse. But yesterday, it was…

Apr 8, 2022 PSO Corey Fischer Finally Gets A Promised Memorial Two years ago, Roosevelt Island Public Safety Officer Corey Fischer was a victim of the first frightening wave of COVID-19. A popular…

Apr 4, 2022 “Many maskless tourists” jam the Tram while PSD hops off “Maskless tourists” on the Tram should not surprise anyone as cherry blossoms decorate Roosevelt Island. But either they surprised RIOC or they…

Nov 19, 2021 Illegal Parking Abounds on Main Street as PSD Idles Illegal parking is more than a nuisance for rule-bending drivers. On Main Street or anywhere else, it overturns laws devoted to public…

Nov 18, 2021 An All New RIOC WTF Moment: The Traffic Safety Town Hall That Wasn’t… Fifteen minutes before RIOC’s virtual Traffic Safety Town Hall was set to begin, Frank Farance emailed the state agency’s managers. “The meeting…

Oct 13, 2021 The absolute worst? RIOC failing to honor officers felled by COVID As reported by the Roosevelt Islander blog, PSD officers Corey Fischer and Wayne Jones were felled by COVID, early in the pandemic,…

Oct 13, 2021 Now, All Motor Vehicles Banned from the Roosevelt Island Promenades According to flyers handed out yesterday on Main Street, PSD bans all motor vehicles from both Roosevelt Island promenades, “effective immediately.” This…

Oct 11, 2021 First, they lost their dog and, then, their faith in Public Safety Last Tuesday, Laura and Giovanni Battistini witnessed a car running over their dog, Luigi, on the *West Promenade. Thursday, following media coverage…

Sep 6, 2021 PSD Reversal as Maskless Passengers are Banned After months of complaints, a PSD reversal makes riding RIOC Red Buses and the Roosevelt Island Tram safer. Maskless Passengers are now…

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