David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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Come on, Mr. Kapell, Mr. Escobar, Grow a pair. Resign, now.
Resign, now. You are not Roosevelt Islanders, and in spite of the goofy rationale cobbled together by RIOC, your occupying seats on the RIOC board isn’t ethical. Grow a pair, and do the right thing. By David Stone The Roosevelt…
KICK SOME ASS, ROOSEVELT ISLAND. MAKE THE BASTARDS LISTEN
Make the bastards listen, Roosevelt Island. Kick a little ass now because it’s the only path you have for running your own community.
RIOC Flips September Board Meeting Back To Zoom
“Please take notice that a Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 at 5:30 PM,” RIOC posted yesterday. “Due to public health concerns and as authorized by Chapter 417 of the Laws of New York…
Is RIOC board legal? We asked, got no answer, but there’s a new boss in town…
Does the RIOC board meet the legal minimums established in the state agency’s founding document? Because it doesn’t appear to, we asked and got the usual silence, but anti-social practices may end with the new governor. By David Stone The…
With Cuomo out now, what happens to RIOC and Roosevelt Island?
With Cuomo out, the impact may be dramatic for RIOC and Roosevelt Island. It will take new Governor Kathy Hochul a while, but change is coming because the cult of Cuomo is over. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…
More tricks and evasions as Rosenthal fights back in two lawsuits
We haven’t updated in a while, but tricks and evasions rolling out of Albany suddenly lit up Susan Rosenthal’s RIOC lawsuits, last week. RIOC execs and board seem frantic over keeping their secrets and invest in extraordinary tactics for the…
Why RIOC can’t count… Or is it just more lying?
Why can’t RIOC count or keep track of figures it feeds a community it apparently thinks too dumb to keep track? Their ultra secretive COVID rapid testing site’s driving the whole crew into yet another rut filling up with dishonesty….
Plans for a new bank on RIOC’s agenda, but you probably won’t like it
A new bank is now likely for Roosevelt Island, but its location has already angered some residents. “Just no end to the torture,” one wrote. “These people remain shameless…” Shameless? Maybe? Incompetent? Probably. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily…
Rosenthal’s big win sets troubled RIOC back on its heels
Former president/CEO Susan Rosenthal’s big win in the discovery part of her lawsuit against RIOC sent the board scrambling into emergency session. That came just five days after a lazy decision to skip another monthly board meeting. By David Stone…
As An Apparent Chaos at RIOC Spills, Residents Now Ask Serious Questions
Although it may be more about amateurish communications, apparent chaos at RIOC spilled over since Friday. And now, concerned residents are asking worrisome questions. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News Chaos at RIOC? “What else can RIOC do wrong?”…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor