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    The Dirt on Island Dogs
    Rachel Dowling
    • Apr 7, 2019
    • 6 min

    The Dirt on Island Dogs

    When I was in high school in Brooklyn back in the 1980’s, I remember a joke told by a classmate: How can you tell the difference between...
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    Time for RIOC to Listen to the Community
    Judith Berdy, Roosevelt Island Historical Society
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Time for RIOC to Listen to the Community

    Looking at the latest Hey Susan column, I noticed a renovation of Southpoint Park was mentioned. Planning firm Fitzgerald and Halliday...
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    HEY SUSAN! A Q&A with RIOC President Susan Rosenthal
    briana644
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 4 min

    HEY SUSAN! A Q&A with RIOC President Susan Rosenthal

    HEY SUSAN! I have a few concerns. There was considerable talk that the dog park would be moved to the area just south of 480 Main Street...
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    Nina the Speed Dog: A Tail With a Happy Ending
    Rachel Dowling
    • Dec 10, 2018
    • 4 min

    Nina the Speed Dog: A Tail With a Happy Ending

    It’s a brisk December morning and I am doing something out of character – taking an early morning walk to the dog park. Walking up from...
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    Island Services Committee to Meet on November 30
    briana644
    • Nov 26, 2018
    • 1 min

    Island Services Committee to Meet on November 30

    The Roosevelt Island Resident Association's (RIRA) Island Services Committee, chaired by Wildlife Freedom Foundation founder Rossana...
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    Full Service Doggie Daycare Signs Lease on Main Street
    Briana Warsing
    • Nov 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Full Service Doggie Daycare Signs Lease on Main Street

    Three weeks after signing a lease with hot-pot restaurant Liukoshui, Hudson Related signed a 10-year lease with pet care service...
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    What You Missed at RIOC's October Board Meeting
    Briana Warsing
    • Oct 20, 2018
    • 5 min

    What You Missed at RIOC's October Board Meeting

    RIOC has a lot on their plate this month, including an assessment of the long out-of-commission Motorgate escalators. The agenda for the...
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    What You Missed at RIOC’s September Board Meeting
    Briana Warsing
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 4 min

    What You Missed at RIOC’s September Board Meeting

    Get your hard hats ready! Island construction was the unofficial theme of the September 6 Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Board of...
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