It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Updating Southpoint Park as a welcoming open space, Roosevelt Islanders worked with RIOC, putting together a plan. The
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Habitat Devastation, Two Years Later, in Southpoint Park
Two summers ago, defying community resistance and overthrowing an approved plan, RIOC devastated the shoreline areas in Southpoint Park. These were the last natural shorelines
Spring is here, and the Southpoint Rock Farm is… Rocky
The Shelton J. Haynes/Langan Southpoint Rock Farm promised pathways with “lush vegetation.” Promise fulfilled? You decide. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News The
Between promise and reality, how Southpoint Park got lost
Southpoint Park, the promised people’s place, set aside for Roosevelt Islanders, got lost. It got lost in a bureaucratic, possibly corrupt shuffle, leaving locals out.
A look back. It’s June, 2018, and RIOC Sparks the Cat Sanctuary Water Crisis and All That Follows
The cat sanctuary water crisis, caused for still unexplained reasons, flared in late spring, 2018. By the end of June, it ended, but repercussions vibrate
Something To Hide? RIOC Slow Walks Answers About Toxic Wastes
When it comes to toxic wastes, RIOC’s reluctant to admit that gorilla is in the room. But gorillas don’t go away so easy. Neither do
One Last Autumn Look, 2020 in a Changing Southpoint Park
Autumn 2020 in Southpoint Park was poignant because the badly flawed conversion underway changed it forever. We left the visible scars out for a nostalgia
A Big RIOC Scandal Resonates Now. Recall Fernando Martinez?
The biggest RIOC scandal — for now, at least — forced three resignations and a jail sentence. But more important today, it shines a glaring
Seawright and RIOC: Now Pulling A Southpoint Fast One?
Did state assembly member Rebecca Seawright team up with RIOC acting president Shelton Haynes, pulling a Southpoint fast one? Did they work at taking the
Cat Sanctuary Endangered: Is It Now RIOC Seeking Revenge?
The widely admired Roosevelt Island cat sanctuary in Southpoint Park is endangered. Known for its loving, unpaid animal care, it’s in trouble because its landlord,
