Living on Roosevelt Island in New York City is an experience like no other. This narrow island, built on Manhattan schist and situated between Manhattan
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Not Just Disabled Parking – Hochul and Haynes Whopping Fee Surge
At RIOC, a gargantuan fee surge hits Roosevelt Islanders later this year. The increases for resources like Sportspark, tennis courts and the Youth Center tower
Update: Roosevelt Island Goes Lower. RIOC Now Charging for Disabled Parking
Disabled parking was always free in Motorgate, a nod to an integral part of the community. Forgotten now, but once a source of pride, Roosevelt
Oh, no! Would the real Akeem Jamal now please stand up?
This can’t be the real Akeem Jamal, promising he’d “elevate Roosevelt Island’s public profile to the national stage,” can it? Echoing his boss, Seldom Seen
In Final Redistricting Map, Roosevelt Island’s Identity Vanishes
After two successful campaigns kept Roosevelt Island tightly aligned with Manhattan, a final redistricting map floats the community into neutral territory. A new State Assembly
Southtown Building #9 Gets Noisy Cracking Into Roosevelt Island History
The rapidly repeated pounding noise sails across Riverwalk Commons and echoes off Southtown Building #9’s future neighbors. For now, the work demands breaking up Roosevelt
NYPD Chief, a Former Neighbor, Talks Fears About Dangerous Bikes
In a CBS2 interview, NYPD Chief Keechant Sewell covered a lot of ground with anchor Maurice DuBois. Bikes as a quality-of-life issue got batted around.
RIOC Welcomes You to Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Park 2023
Three years ago this month, RIOC seeded plans for Lighthouse Park 2023 during a public meeting at the Good Shepherd Community Center. Roosevelt Islanders dug
The Tale of Two Years, Then and Now, 2022 and 2023 – Was It a Sign?
At mid-morning on January 1st, 2023, the sense of then and now broke as clearly as the sun cutting down Main Street. Have things changed
Is Shelton Haynes Having A George Santos Moment Now?
“Doesn’t change Shelton’s George Santos approach to story-telling,” a resident reacted after reading the latest magazine article exalting Shelton Haynes. He hit the newsstands for