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
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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.
Rossana Ceruzzi and Wildlife Freedom Foundation Volunteers on Today Show for Earth Day
Roosevelt Island-based Wildlife Freedom Foundation, its founder and volunteers earn local Earth Day attention on NBC’s Today Show tomorrow.
2020 Common Council Now Set To Unsettle with Activist Refresh
The 2020 Common Council of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) got a refresh, this week. New officers and members have an activist bent.
Southpoint Wildlife Sanctuary: Where Rescued Animals Find Love
The Wildlife Freedom Foundation — WFF — Southpoint animal sanctuary is more than you probably know. And better than you expect.
How Will RIOC’s Awful Plan Destroy Southpoint Park?
RIOC’s plan for Southpoint Park took its major first step in 2020, after a presentation made to its board in October, 2019. Designers suggested Southpoint as becoming like Brooklyn Bridge Park, a heavy tourist draw down the river. The work involved, not just restoring Superstorm Sandy’s damages, but expanding East River access. Opponents protested what
