Briana WarsingSep 2, 20193 minStories We Should Have Told, and More ChangeHappy Labor Day, Roosevelt Island! It’s been another summer of change on Roosevelt Island, and at The WIRE. You didn’t hear much from us...
briana644Jun 28, 20191 minRIOC Opens Call For Artists For Nellie Bly MemorialThe Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) has issued a formal Call for Artists to create a memorial for Nellie Bly, the...
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 WarsingJan 7, 20196 minRIOC Overrules RIRA Public Purpose Fund RecommendationsThe Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) board passed a resolution at their last board meeting overruling the Roosevelt Island...
Briana WarsingDec 15, 20185 minWhat you Missed at RIOC's December Board MeetingThe Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation spent much of Thursday night's Board of Director's meeting getting their ducks in a row as...
Briana WarsingMar 10, 20186 minFour Islanders Honored as Women of Distinction for 2018Four Island women, Lisa Fernandez, Nikki Leopold, Marie Luarca-Reyes, and Sharon Williams were be honored by Assembly Member Rebecca A....
Briana WarsingFeb 18, 20182 minSenior Center Creates a Showcase for Local ArtistsThis week, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, unveiled a much talked-about new portrait of former President Barack Obama,...
briana644Dec 2, 20172 minA Thanksgiving to Remember at the Senior centerLisa Fernandez offers thanks to all those who lent their time and support to this year's Thanksgiving meal at the Senior Center.
briana644Sep 22, 20171 minSenior Center Advisors Have Our SupportA reader responds to a previous letter about conflict between the Senior Center management and the Roosevelt Island Seniors' Association
Briana WarsingAug 27, 20172 minWhen Is It Enough?Last year, when the Roosevelt Island Senior Association’s sponsorship wasn’t renewed by the Department for the Aging and its program...
Briana WarsingAug 26, 20178 minRISA on Defensive after Former Director Pleads GuiltyThe board of the Roosevelt Island Senior Association (RISA) has found itself on the defensive following a guilty plea to larceny charges by
briana644Jul 31, 20173 minSenior Association Deserves Respect from Carter BurdenA RISA board member says the Senior Center's new operator is trying to undermine the group. Carter Burden responds.
Dana AgmonJun 11, 20174 minSenior Association Awarded $12,000 in Delayed Public Purpose FundsAt the May Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation public board meeting, the Roosevelt Island Seniors Association (RISA) was approved to...
Roosevelt Island Senior Center - a Carter BurdenMar 25, 20173 minRoosevelt Island Senior CenterFor as long as I can remember, I have loved the company of older people, starting with my grandparents. Their experience, their wisdom,...