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Founder & Euro Editor
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Why Can’t RIOC Now Shake Its Tradition of Lying?
At RIOC, a tradition of lying is baked in, undermining the state’s own credibility and public trust. But why? by David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News As RIOC rushed into demolishing big swaths of Southpoint Park, their brightly hued email…
Southpoint, RIOC’s Strange and Reckless Assault on the Park
RIOC’s reckless assault on Southpoint Park trips on the heels of a broad evasion of responsibility. Ethical errors doom this project. And again, elected officials hide. Memorize their names for coming elections: Seawright, Serrano, Kallos, Brewer and Cuomo. A vote…
RIOC Busted! Southpoint Park Hoax Now Exposed
A Southpoint Park hoax was exposed recently when a newly open RIOC released the three-year old redesign plan approved in 2017. That plan got trashed in 2020 for a whole new direction, but nobody seems to know why. By David…
Is RIOC Hiding A 600 Pound Gorilla?Southpoint Toxic Waste
Is Southpoint Park toxic waste the invisible gorilla in the room in the redesign? It seems to have slipped everyone’s notice, and that’s the point. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News UPDATE: JULY 20TH, 2020 A video surfaced of…
Save Our Shorelines Protest Now Updated for Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island’s Save Our Shorelines (SOS) protest gained momentum in July as state assembly member Rebecca Seawright signed on, but a day later, she ducked for cover. She promised to hold RIOC accountable, but that didn’t happen either.
RIOC Upgrades Southpoint Park
RIOC Upgrades Southpoint Park, starting with the shoreline. Damaged by Super Storm Sandy, areas near the East River are unsafe. Phase 1 fixes that, RIOC projected in February 2020. Reporting by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News With approvals…
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…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor