Rachel DowlingOct 8, 20193 minOctagon Field Renamed McManus, Tensions RemainLast week, over a year after its abrupt closure last August, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) re-opened Octagon Field...
Alexandre Tolipan and Briana WarsingSep 9, 20195 minRIOC and RIRA Meet on Back to Back Evenings Last WeekAfter a summer hiatus, both the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, and the Roosevelt Island Residents Association held their first...
Briana WarsingJun 26, 20193 minTakeaways From the June Board MeetingFrom a long-awaited Blackwell House ribbon cutting to a new comfort station at the Octagon Field, a lot happened at yesterday’s board...
briana644Apr 28, 20192 minHEY SUSAN! A Q&A with RIOC President Susan RosenthalHEY SUSAN! What is the latest update on the playground updates and repairs? Weren’t there plans to enlarge the playground and redo the...
Briana WarsingApr 16, 20194 minOctagon Field Plan: RIOC Lowers Fence Height and Will Save Four TreesRIOC is lowering the proposed fence around the Octagon Field from ten feet to three and a half feet and they have decided to no longer...
Briana WarsingApr 4, 20197 minSeawright's New RIOC Law Passes Legislature, Will Democracy Follow?*This article has been updated to reflect the passage of this bill in both houses. A bill, sponsored by Assembly Member Rebecca...
Briana WarsingMar 11, 20194 minRIRA Launches Petition in Opposition to Octagon Field PlanThe Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) passed a resolution opposing removal of 11 of the Island’s big, old, shade trees that...
Briana WarsingMar 8, 20194 minWhat You Missed at RIOC's March Board MeetingBlackwell House The nine-person board might be four board members down but there was still plenty to get done at last night’s meeting of...
briana644Feb 26, 20191 min10-Year-Old Soccer-Loving Islander Wants RIOC to Reconsider PermittingI have written this letter to address you about the problem at the Octagon soccer field. It's going to be closed for a long time and...
Briana WarsingFeb 8, 20194 minCoach Scot "Permitting the Fields Does Not Help Local Island Businesses"On Wednesday night, Scot Bobo, known by Islanders as Coach Scot, stood up in the downstairs meeting room of the Good Shepherd Community...
Briana WarsingFeb 5, 20197 minRIOC Will Now Permit Capobianco, Islanders Want Policy ChangeThe Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) announced on Friday that in addition to Pony Field and Firefighter’s Field, they are...
Briana WarsingFeb 4, 20193 minWhen do Islanders Get a Turn to Play?If the sold-out shows at this past weekend’s teen theatre performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream send one message regarding community,...
Briana WarsingJan 8, 20197 minSoccer Field Completion Date Now "Early Fall"The Octagon Soccer Field construction has been postponed, yet again. Now to early fall. A request for proposals (RFP) for construction of...
briana644Nov 26, 20181 minIsland Services Committee to Meet on November 30The Roosevelt Island Resident Association's (RIRA) Island Services Committee, chaired by Wildlife Freedom Foundation founder Rossana...
briana644Sep 30, 20183 minIslanders Ask RIOC for Answers About Octagon Soccer FieldWe are writing on behalf of many Roosevelt Island families and football/soccer players who would like to know the plan for the future of...
Briana WarsingSep 13, 20184 minWhat You Missed at RIOC’s September Board MeetingGet your hard hats ready! Island construction was the unofficial theme of the September 6 Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Board of...
Briana WarsingMay 18, 20182 minWhat You Missed at RIOC's May Board MeetingThere was some good news and some bad news at last night’s RIOC Board meeting. First up was the Helix. After ten weeks of construction,...