Shelton Haynes, RIOC Chief Operating OfficerJun 17, 20191 minMotorgate Work to Commence SoonAs RIOC enters the final stages of contract negotiation with the contractor who will be doing the necessary repair work on the Motorgate...
Lydia TangJun 14, 20192 minLessons Learned from Cherry Blossom Festival Made FIGMENT a SuccessOur community has just experienced the best outcome of representative government. After the highly successful programming of the Cherry...
Briana Warsing, photos by Irina Island ImagesJun 14, 20195 minTransportation and Affordable Housing Lead Town Hall“We all know about the Cherry Blossom Festival,” opened Marcus Book, an assistant director of government and community relations for the...
Rachel DowlingJun 14, 20197 minFigment Wins Hearts of a Skeptical CommunityA shimmering, larger-than-life unicorn, propelled by a human-powered go-cart escorting a mounted human at a soaring height, with its...
briana644Jun 7, 20192 minMotorgate Improvements to Begin This WeekPhase I of the Motorgate Improvement Project will be starting this week. The scope of work taking place includes: Repair concrete...
Briana WarsingJun 7, 20192 minGet Ready for Roosevelt Island Day!Roosevelt Island Day, the day to give back to the Island and celebrate our neighborhood is tomorrow. Breakfast, hosted by the Roosevelt...
Briana WarsingJun 6, 20192 minLargest Pride Flag in NYC at FDR ParkNew York's largest pride flag, 12 feet by 100 feet, will be unveiled at FDR Four Freedoms Park on June 14. It will adorn the Park's...
Rachel Dowling with photos by Irina Island ImagesJun 5, 20194 minAdventure in the Great Wide Somewhere: Island Kids Take the Stage with Beauty & the Beast Jr.This weekend 48 Roosevelt Island kids in three different casts will take the stage in the Main Street Theatre and Dance Alliance (MST&DA)...
Rachel DowlingMay 31, 20192 minMaking RIOC Accountable to Mobility Challenged GardenersWhen the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) took away the bus stop near the Community Garden last month due to a road...
Briana WarsingMay 31, 20194 minIslanders to Showcase Participatory Art at Figment FestivalMany Islanders and Island organizations heeded the call from Figment NYC, the two-day free participatory arts event being held here this...
briana644May 30, 20193 minRIOC Holds Town Hall to Share Figment NYC Event LogisticsOn Thursday, May 23rd, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) held a Town Hall with representatives from NYC Emergency...
Briana WarsingMay 30, 20195 minAmerican History to Good Eats and Drinks: Expect the Unexpected at the Brooklyn Navy YardItching to get off the Island, but not looking forward to taking a hot, sticky subway ride just to stand on line with tourists? We are...
Briana WarsingMay 24, 20196 minRIOC Shares FIGMENT Strategy; Residents Aren't ImpressedA Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Town Meeting was held yesterday to discuss safety and preparations for Figment NYC, the...
Briana WarsingMay 23, 20193 minMore Or Less I Am, FDR Park Does Public TheatreNext Thursday, to celebrate New York born Walt Whitman’s 200th Birthday, Compagnia De' Colombari, an international collective of...
Briana WarsingMay 22, 20193 minSign Up: Blood Drive to Take Place on RI DayJanine Schaefer, a volunteer on the Roosevelt Island Residents Association’s (RIRA) Social, Cultural & Events committee is the chair of...
Janet FalkMay 20, 20192 minThe Return of the RI Monument and RIOC’s Lack of IntegrityThe RI monument, installed on October 8, 2018, was erected on a three-month trial basis. According to the calendar, that period ended on...
Briana WarsingMay 15, 20196 minAmanda Sadlier Installed as Hope Church PastorAmanda Sadlier was formally installed as lead pastor of Hope Covenant Church, replacing her husband, Dan Sadlier, at a service on May 5,...
Briana WarsingMay 14, 20193 minFIGMENT Will Be "Test Case" for RIOCAfter this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival brought tens of thousands of visitors to the Island – some estimates have the number at as much...
Phoebe FlynnMay 14, 20196 minTasty Start for Moving Forward ProgramIsland Kids has launched its new initiative, Moving Forward, a program developed for high schoolers (ages 14-18), and separately, one for...
Briana WarsingMay 10, 20193 minWhat You Missed at RIOC's May Board MeetingAttendees of the May 9 RIOC Board meeting were treated to a shorter meeting than usual, at just over an hour, and some remarks from board...