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RIOC Scandals

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May 17, 2021 What does clumsy handling by RIOC tell us about a drowning death in Sportspark? A drowning death in Sportspark went unnoticed by local residents for 24 hours. And it wasn’t until the Roosevelt Islander started poking…

Apr 24, 2021 Did RIOC’s board stumble, bumble and finally fumble a great opportunity? April 22nd, 2021, did RIOC’s board stumble and eventually fumble a great opportunity for community engagement? Here’s how one bigmouth, weak reasoning…

Apr 22, 2021 UPDATE: RIOC Splits Community. This Time, Aided by Kallos and Maloney RIOC splits community with such consistency, it’s hard to see it as other than deliberate. Echoing its own internal turmoil, the state…

Apr 20, 2021 Is the internal RIOC attack team now turning on CEO Shelton Haynes? A leading figure in the internal RIOC attack team accused of leading the charge against RIOC’s fired CEO Susan Rosenthal resurfaced. A…

Mar 31, 2021 How Two Incidents in One Day Show Why RIOC Must Change Now RIOC must change now. We’ve said it before, and a fresh pair of incidents prove why. But will Governor do something or…

Mar 27, 2021 East Promenade Sinkhole: Small Now But What’s In The Future? The East Promenade sinkhole is not huge, maybe 3 feet long and 1 foot across. But blended with other information, does it…

Mar 18, 2021 Why Fire Susan Rosenthal? It’s Not What You Think, She Argues, In Recent Filing Why fire Susan Rosenthal? Papers filed since her June dismissal expose a case against her that’s as weak as it is indefensible.…

Feb 24, 2021 RIOC, sleazy, cheapskate or just incompetent? stole my work… RIOC stole my work, a photograph I caught live of my friend, Roy Eaton, on Roosevelt Island Day in 2019. Although not…

Feb 5, 2021 The dirty water fountain scandal, still standing. Awaiting its coverup? Pushed behind future RIOC screw ups, its water fountain scandal, one of the worst so far, needs keeping in focus… Because 2…

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