Red Bus Shuttles to and from 2nd Avenue will increase greatly for this weekend, RIOC has confirmed. The aim is decreasing Tram use on a
Tag: Red Buses
With a New Cancelation, the Red Bus Crisis Deepens.
The Red Bus crisis deepened yesterday when RIOC abruptly canceled the Octagon Express service. The announcement also added to the mounting collection of cluelessness flowing
How broken is RIOC right now? Buses, Secrets & Lawsuits
Like one more leaf falling after you thought they were all gone, another clue over how badly RIOC is broken drifted in. And it was
Why Roosevelt Islanders need direct voting for the RIOC Board
I moved to Roosevelt Island in 2020 at the height of the pandemic. I was already fairly familiar with Roosevelt Island but I was most
With Residents Facing a Subway Crisis, RIOC Answers with Same Old, Same Old
The subway crisis is new and a bit overwhelming, but RIOC flops back on the same old, same old inadequate solution. It’s depressing for Roosevelt
Racism on the Red Bus: Lost and Found or Left Behind?
Racism on the Red Bus stunk its way onto an Octagon Red Bus yesterday, the first day of Black History Month. Found on a seat,
Hey, RIOC! Who’s minding the store? #1,078
It’s a Friday morning rush, and a resident reports, “3 separate maskless riders on the 9:15 (non-express) and one of them is actively coughing.” But
RIOC Team Thumbs Its Nose at Residents During COVID Surge
The RIOC Team, frequently praised by President/CYA Shelton J. Haynes, is the alleged Communications and Community Relations Team. And it thumbed its nose at a
RIOC says, “Plan Ahead” now for Tram Shutdown. But They Didn’t…
In an advisory, RIOC urges planning for the partial Tram Shutdown, which starts on Monday, November 15th. But their own planning amounted to copying and
Way Too Many Buses Today on Roosevelt Island
Too many buses jam Main Street on Roosevelt Island. Weighty traffic from mostly empty vehicles wrecks the roadway, but it’s also environmentally unsound. No surprise,