In a scripted speech on a fraught issue, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said the city’s police, mental health and other responders will step up
Tag: Public Safety
Senator Krueger Tackles E-Bike Batteries, But More Is Needed Now
It took a Midtown fire caused by e-bike batteries, but action is finally moving toward controlling the hazardous, unlicensed vehicles. Senator Liz Krueger whose district
Where and Why E-Bikes Catch Fire in NYC — And What Can Be Done About It
After a fast-moving fire in a luxury Manhattan tower called Rivercourt injured dozens of tenants and triggered a daring high-rise rescue, fire officials made clear
Proliferation of ‘Micromobility Vehicles’ Vie for Bus Drivers’ Attention as Collisions Up
In the six years Danny Cruz has been driving a city bus, he has been a near-daily witness to a shifting streetscape — one increasingly
Right-Sizing RIOC Now: Cut Bloated Public Safety Staffing
The common sense cutting of Public Safety staffing has nothing to do with “defunding” the police. Public Safety Officers are not police. We already pay
Why Is RIOC Suddenly Doing the Right Thing? Sometimes… But Why?
Doing the right thing is not a sure thing with RIOC. More than a few WTF moments have sparkled through Roosevelt Island during the Haynes
Are the Feds Deflecting UN Dangers Roosevelt Island’s Way?
UN dangers were on Roosevelt Islander Raye Schwartz’s mind when she emailed City Council Member Julie Menin as the General Assembly opened. The answer she
SCHOOLS WON’T BE SAFE UNTIL LAWMAKERS RESPECT STUDENTS
Lawmakers are filling schools with police and viciously targeting students and teachers. How are kids supposed to learn? By Chase Brown | August 31, 2022 Republished with
Inept or Uncaring? Why Won’t RIOC Give Us Safe Crosswalks?
The problem of safe crosswalks on Roosevelt Island was forced on me last week when I barely escaped being hit twice. And I witnessed a
Two Dead in NYCHA Housing Blaze Ignited by Exploding E-bike Battery, Officials Say
A 5-year-old girl and a 36-year-old woman were killed by a fire inside a public housing apartment in Harlem that officials believe was caused by
