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May 15, 2022 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…

Dec 6, 2021 The bad idea of a new Queens-Manhattan bike bridge pops up Last year, we reported on a Queens-Manhattan bike bridge – the Queens Ribbon – threatening Roosevelt Island. The pandemic brought the idea…

Nov 8, 2021 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,…

Jan 27, 2021 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 the late spring, of 2018. By the end of June,…

Dec 1, 2020 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…

Nov 6, 2020 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…

Oct 29, 2020 A Big RIOC Scandal Resonates Now. Remember Fernando Martinez? The biggest RIOC scandal – for now, at least – forced three resignations and a jail sentence. But more important today, it…

Sep 24, 2020 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…

Aug 18, 2020 When RIOC Destroys Habitat, Birds Get Lost When RIOC destroys habitat, birds get lost, and that’s just the most visible impact from wrecking Southpoint Park. By David Stone Roosevelt…

Aug 13, 2020 Unanswered Questions: Really, Why Did RIOC Destroy Southpoint Park? Why did RIOC destroy Southpoint? Behind that simple question hides a string of others. And they go back years tainted with hidden…

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