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Founder & Euro Editor
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Now a step closer to local RIOC control. Seawright bill passes
Local control is an American ideal for governing. Residents paying the bills should have a strong say in how their money is spent. Roosevelt Islanders have been denied that, but now state assembly member Rebecca Seawright forces a step in…
Dave Kapell Finally Leaves RIOC Board, Four Months After Our Request
When we learned, in early October, that board members Dave Kapell and Jeffrey Escobar no longer lived on Roosevelt Island, The Daily asked both to resign. Their appointments were based on their residency. Escobar, always an ethical Island volunteer in…
Smug & Self-Absorbed, RIOC’s Last Board Meeting for 2021, A Disgrace
RIOC’s feckless board, smug and self-absorbed, strolled gracelessly, irresponsibly out of 2021. Will 2022 bring more of the same? Worse? The board did not inspire optimism. In fact, fresh danger signals broke the surface. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
Clueless in Albany flowing south: Hochul and the RIOC Board
While we celebrated The Girl Puzzle, last Friday, the next episode of Clueless in Albany was a breakthrough case. And disappointment hit anyone hoping our new governor might smarten up. Instead, the lack of a clue spread south. By David…
Is RIOC lying again about PSD staffing? The numbers just don’t add up…
Is RIOC keeping two sets of books for PSD staffing? Our investigation shows a wide gap between public information and private reality. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News PSD Staffing Has Two Versions The numbers just pop out…
RIOC “Special Counsel” steps in, resolves PPF grants mess…
A prolonged mess over the handling of PPF grants was finally resolved, last week, and approved by RIOC’s board. That, as well as future handling, needed the aid of Markus Sztejnberg, who was described as “our special counsel” by chief…
At RIOC Board Meeting, A Legal, Tap Dancing Defense
Already spineless, the RIOC board leaned on a tap dancing defense by chief counsel Gretchen Robinson at its October session. They sat speechless, bumps on a log, while community requests for information whizzed by. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island…
RIOC’s Board Meeting Moved to October 28th
After failing again at meeting public open meeting law requirements, RIOC, without explanation, stalled its October board meeting to the last Thursday of the month. Roosevelt Island Daily News About RIOC’s October 28th Board Meeting Please take notice that a…
Senator José Serrano’s disingenuous claims don’t cut it as RIOC board conflict deepens
As Jeffrey Escobar did the right thing as a nonresident, resigning from RIOC’s board of directors, State Senator José Serrano openly mislead the community about his role. The Roosevelt Islander blog reported his comments from a September 30th meeting. By…
One Down. Doing the Right Thing, Escobar Resigns from RIOC Board
As we asked in September, Jeffrey Escobar resigns from the RIOC board, respecting the ethical conflict of serving while not being a resident. But in a disingenuous message, RIOC president/CEO Shelton J. Haynes, another non-resident, says Andrew Cuomo supporter David…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor