On short notice, the ever-secretive state agency changed the days for the RIDA Food Pantry. No reason given, and it’s not even clear that RIDA
Tag: RIOC Negligence
Half of Roosevelt Island’s Historic AVAC System Is Now Shut Down
Cobbled together in a rush, a RIOC Advisory said yesterday that the state had ” shut down for emergency work” the entire “east side line.” That
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,’
Haynes’s Apologia for Harming Trees Fails, Raises New Questions
RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes’s apologia came after numerous Roosevelt Islanders protested another incident in the local war on trees. Cheers to the community for
The RIOC War on Trees Claims a Century-Old Beauty on Main Street
The continuing war on trees that RIOC started two decades ago, wiping out innumerable, often healthy trees, hit the community again. Already long gone are
A New High in Lows for RIOC Illiteracy Now Established
RIOC illiteracy is well-known around these parts, but after they hired a new $150K Communications AVP, we hoped for better. Our hopes were dashed last
Brace Yourselves for RIOC Tree Pruning, Out of Season Again
Tree pruning is best done, for the sake of the trees, in winter. That’s because the trees are dormant then, their leaves fallen. Before that,
Did Haynes Crash RIOC’s Staff Eval System for a Selfish Purpose?
To get a handle on how RIOC’s staff eval system got twisted in the current model recall that the agency was once reasonably well run.
Surprising Good News: A 2022 Halloween Parade Happening After All
A 2022 Halloween Parade – and Extravaganza (?) – became a thing late yesterday afternoon. Last week, RIOC President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes said we’d have
How a Local Hero Overcame RIOC’s Rejection, Got the Job Done
Few think of Dexter Benjamin as a local hero on Roosevelt Island, but he is. His often smiling face brightens the Main Street Canyon. An
