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Tag: Public Safety
Civil Disobedience? Pooped Out Residents Ponder Options
In a feisty Facebook thread spilling from Saturday into Sunday, pooped out Roosevelt Islanders argued and plotted over the continuing issue of dog residue on
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
Self-Closing Door Law Failed to Save Bronx Fire Victims
Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 10 at 9:15pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest
Something Is Always Burning: Fire’s Role in American History
In America, fire was a deadly hazard throughout history, but it also made life better, providing warmth in winter, heat for safer cooking and more.
Deadly Bronx Blaze Prompts Scrutiny of Open Door That Spread Smoke
Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 9 at 8:39pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to
E-bikes speeding through the streets of Roosevelt Island? Is it our fault?
You can’t walk anywhere on Main Street in the late afternoon or evening without seeing food delivery workers on e-bikes racing through stop signs and
Let’s make a smart traffic plan for Roosevelt Island…
A smart traffic plan would be close to revolutionary for Roosevelt Island because we’ve never really had one. Cars, trucks, bikes and pedestrians go it
Under pressure, a RIOC cold-hearted dodge implies residents and critics are lying
Under pressure, RIOC, late yesterday afternoon, email blasted a defensive, barely literate dodge over criticism after a child was stuck by a car on Main
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
