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    The Public Safety Committee Bids Farewell to the Chief
    Briana Warsing
    • Jun 28, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Public Safety Committee Bids Farewell to the Chief

    Public Safety Chief Jack McManus, who has served as Chief of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s (RIOC) Public Safety Department...
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    The Journey to Community Policing
    Briana Warsing
    • Feb 4, 2019
    • 5 min

    The Journey to Community Policing

    Community policing, a strategy of policing that focuses on building ties and working closely with members of the community, has been the...
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    Facts Don’t Support Accusation of PSD Cover-up
    Erin Feely-Nahem
    • Mar 10, 2018
    • 3 min

    Facts Don’t Support Accusation of PSD Cover-up

    On Sunday, February 18, RIRA member Joyce Short held a public protest with about 10 people. The small action alleged a Public Safety Departm
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    Got an Island Concern? There’s a Committee for That.
    Jeff Escobar
    • Sep 20, 2017
    • 4 min

    Got an Island Concern? There’s a Committee for That.

    Friends and neighbors, with the change of the season to fall, your Roosevelt Island Residents Association Common Council has returned in...
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    Anti-Pot Campaign off to a Rocky Start
    Briana Warsing
    • Jun 24, 2017
    • 2 min

    Anti-Pot Campaign off to a Rocky Start

    In response to community complaints about the open use of marijuana on the Island, and in the wake of a January 12 assault by an...
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