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Save the Common Council Now Because It’s All We Have

July 14, 2023
Roosevelt Island News

Most Roosevelt Islanders have never heard of the Common Council let alone its crucial role in getting community interests in front of

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No Voting for RIRA, the Residents Association, This Year

October 31, 2022
Roosevelt Island News

Because RIRA’s members are too mired in personal agendas and “Whatever” mindsets, they will miss out on elections again this year. The

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In 2002, Roosevelt Island Kicked Out FreshDirect

July 14, 2022
Roosevelt Island News

The Roosevelt Island Residents Association Common Council gathered in the basement of the Good Shepherd Community Center one evening in 2002. FreshDirect,

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Good News, Again! RIRA Brings Free COVID Testing This Week

March 7, 2022
Roosevelt Island News

The Roosevelt Island Residents Association announced that ICARE Medical agreed to test up to 6,000 people for free. They’ll be testing on

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More KN95 Face Masks and COVID Test Kits for Roosevelt Island, Says City Council Member Julie Menin

January 25, 2022
Roosevelt Island News

In partnership with Senator José Serrano and the Roosevelt Island Residents Association,” Menin’s office announced, “we’ll be distributing at-home Covid-19 test kits

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Overcoming New York State resistance, one Roosevelt Islander made sure the community made a statement.

September 13, 2021
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Notoriously hostile to genuine community engagement, RIOC denied Roosevelt Islanders any role in its 9/11 Tribute. But a determined Residents Association president

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The Queen of Mean Struck Then, Setting a Tone for Now…

August 16, 2021
Roosevelt Island News

Although it took more than a year before the truth came out, the Queen of Mean ramped up power as RIOC devolved,

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Even on a day honoring George Floyd, RIOC found a way to annoy

May 27, 2021
Roosevelt Island News

Even on a day when Roosevelt Islanders gathered to honor George Floyd, RIOC found a way for annoying residents. The state agency’s

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UPDATE: RIOC Splits Community. This Time, Aided by Kallos and Maloney

May 18, 2021
Roosevelt Island News

RIOC splits community with such consistency, it’s hard to see it as other than deliberate. Echoing its own internal turmoil, the state

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12 Good Reasons Why RIOC Public Purpose Funds Are A Big Mess

March 2, 2021
Roosevelt Island News

RIOC’s Public Purpose Funds mess is a natural outgrowth of profound laziness, official indifference to fairness and clinging to personal agendas. These

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