RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

The City

Subway Train Operator Haunted by Two Deaths on the Job in One Week. MTA and Union Officials Say the Tragedies Point to a Larger Crisis

Jose Martinez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 5 at 9:19pm ESTby THE CITY Jerome Golden had operated subway trains for 17 years without ever being involved in a deadly accident. “A lot of people I know, it’s…

Evolving in COVID Crisis, NYC Mutual Aid Groups Head Into 2021 With Tablets, Toys — and Diapers

Rachel Holliday Smith and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 4 at 8:59pm ESTby THE CITY When the Astoria Mutual Aid Network began in March, volunteers focused on making sure homebound or down-on-their-luck neighbors had…

Why Are Shootings Up in New York City? We Asked Four People on the Front Lines

Reuven Blau, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 21 at 7:35pm ESTby THE CITY The statistics are grim: 1,480 shootings in New York City as of Thursday, almost double the 748 logged during the same period last year….

MTA Urged to Look Beyond Fares and Tolls to Keep Subways and Buses Moving

Jose Martinez, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Dec 28 at 5:48pm ESTby THE CITY/Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News The $4 billion the MTA landed from the finally signed federal pandemic aid stimulus package will spare…

The Complaint Files NYPD Unions Don’t Want You to See

THE CITY has obtained more than 250 civilian reports alleging police abuses, from bullying to brutality. Read details from some of the records law enforcement groups are waging a court battle to keep confidential. Josefa Velasquez, Greg B. Smith, and…