Because RIRA’s members are too mired in personal agendas and “Whatever” mindsets, they will miss out on elections again this year. The trivializing of this
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In 2002, Roosevelt Island Kicked Out FreshDirect
The Roosevelt Island Residents Association Common Council gathered in the basement of the Good Shepherd Community Center one evening in 2002. FreshDirect, a startup grocery
Good News, Again! RIRA Brings Free COVID Testing This Week
The Roosevelt Island Residents Association announced that ICARE Medical agreed to test up to 6,000 people for free. They’ll be testing on a “first come
More KN95 Face Masks and COVID Test Kits for Roosevelt Island, Says City Council Member Julie Menin
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 and KN95 masks
Overcoming New York State resistance, one Roosevelt Islander made sure the community made a statement.
Notoriously hostile to genuine community engagement, RIOC denied Roosevelt Islanders any role in its 9/11 Tribute. But a determined Residents Association president Rossana Ceruzzi refused
The Queen of Mean Struck Then, Setting a Tone for Now…
Although it took more than a year before the truth came out, the Queen of Mean ramped up power as RIOC devolved, last year. But
Even on a day honoring George Floyd, RIOC found a way to annoy
Even on a day when Roosevelt Islanders gathered to honor George Floyd, RIOC found a way for annoying residents. The state agency’s own efforts were
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 agency divides to conquer. Sadly, some elected officials play along.
12 Good Reasons Why RIOC Public Purpose Funds Are A Big Mess
RIOC’s Public Purpose Funds mess is a natural outgrowth of profound laziness, official indifference to fairness and clinging to personal agendas. These 12 good reasons are those seeking grants. The nonprofits work hard and even harder at presenting their appeals, but the RIOC/Common Council pairing fails at living up to their efforts.
Poor judgment again leads the way in PPF recommendations
The Roosevelt Island Common Council’s public purpose fund recommendations for 2021 are riddled with poor judgment. So much so, anyone could have drawn straws at random and done better.
