RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Red bus

RIOC Extends Red Bus Service to Coler in New Pilot Program

By Ericka O’Connell, Roosevelt Island Daily Happy August, friends! We’ve got some sweet news rolling in from RIOC. Starting this month, our beloved Red Bus is taking a new route, one that brings it right to the doorstep of Coler…

In Search of the Graduate Hotel Shuttle, I’m Not Alone

Giving RIOC a chance to smooth out any opening day wrinkles with the Graduate Hotel Shuttle, I went looking for it yesterday. What I found – or didn’t – was surprising but predictably RIOC-like. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island…

UPDATE: Strange Red Bus Shuttle Stuns Roosevelt Islanders. WTF?

After hours, of course, RIOC released an advisory with news of a strange Red Bus shuttle, starting next week. It claims “to help Roosevelt Island commuters,” but apparently does not. So, what’s the real story here? We can now answer…

And Now, Another Day, Another “Stupid” RIOC Advisory

Another “stupid” RIOC Advisory launched the usual spam sequence of multiple, identical email blasts to all the same addresses. This one covers “the ‘Red Bus,’ also known as the ‘Shopper’s Bus’…” What? A resident was not kind: “Lazy, thoughtless and…

RIOC Transportation Attracts Passions

RIOC’s Re-Introducing Transportation attracted a full house and plenty of passion, yesterday. As much listening tour as anything else, the talk turned heated.