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    Octagon Field Renamed McManus, Tensions Remain
    Rachel Dowling
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    Octagon Field Renamed McManus, Tensions Remain

    Last week, over a year after its abrupt closure last August, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) re-opened Octagon Field...
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    RIOC and RIRA Meet on Back to Back Evenings Last Week
    Alexandre Tolipan and Briana Warsing
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 5 min

    RIOC and RIRA Meet on Back to Back Evenings Last Week

    After a summer hiatus, both the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, and the Roosevelt Island Residents Association held their first...
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    Stories We Should Have Told, and More Change
    Briana Warsing
    • Sep 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    Stories We Should Have Told, and More Change

    Happy 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...
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    Re-Introducing RIOC: Meet Kevin Brown
    Erica Spencer-EL, Director
    • Jul 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    Re-Introducing RIOC: Meet Kevin Brown

    Re-Introducing RIOC is a new way for RIOC to inform residents and stakeholders about the many new people who have come to work on the...
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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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    RIOC Opens Call For Artists For Nellie Bly Memorial
    briana644
    • Jun 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    RIOC Opens Call For Artists For Nellie Bly Memorial

    The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) has issued a formal Call for Artists to create a memorial for Nellie Bly, the...
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    Takeaways From the June Board Meeting
    Briana Warsing
    • Jun 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    Takeaways From the June Board Meeting

    From a long-awaited Blackwell House ribbon cutting to a new comfort station at the Octagon Field, a lot happened at yesterday’s board...
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    Governor Cuomo Appoints Three Members to RIOC Board: Roosevelt Island residents David Kapell, Conway
    briana644
    • Jun 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Governor Cuomo Appoints Three Members to RIOC Board: Roosevelt Island residents David Kapell, Conway

    The New York State Senate has confirmed Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s appointments of David Kapell, Conway Ekpo and Jeffrey Escobar to fill...
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    Lessons Learned from Cherry Blossom Festival Made FIGMENT a Success
    Lydia Tang
    • Jun 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Lessons Learned from Cherry Blossom Festival Made FIGMENT a Success

    Our community has just experienced the best outcome of representative government. After the highly successful programming of the Cherry...
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    Motorgate Improvements to Begin This Week
    briana644
    • Jun 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Motorgate Improvements to Begin This Week

    Phase I of the Motorgate Improvement Project will be starting this week. The scope of work taking place includes: Repair concrete...
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    Making RIOC Accountable to Mobility Challenged Gardeners
    Rachel Dowling
    • May 31, 2019
    • 2 min

    Making RIOC Accountable to Mobility Challenged Gardeners

    When the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) took away the bus stop near the Community Garden last month due to a road...
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    RIOC Holds Town Hall to Share Figment NYC Event Logistics
    briana644
    • May 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    RIOC Holds Town Hall to Share Figment NYC Event Logistics

    On Thursday, May 23rd, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) held a Town Hall with representatives from NYC Emergency...
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    RIOC Shares FIGMENT Strategy; Residents Aren't Impressed
    Briana Warsing
    • May 24, 2019
    • 6 min

    RIOC Shares FIGMENT Strategy; Residents Aren't Impressed

    A Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Town Meeting was held yesterday to discuss safety and preparations for Figment NYC, the...
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    The Return of the RI Monument and RIOC’s Lack of Integrity
    Janet Falk
    • May 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Return of the RI Monument and RIOC’s Lack of Integrity

    The RI monument, installed on October 8, 2018, was erected on a three-month trial basis. According to the calendar, that period ended on...
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    FIGMENT Will Be "Test Case" for RIOC
    Briana Warsing
    • May 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    FIGMENT Will Be "Test Case" for RIOC

    After this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival brought tens of thousands of visitors to the Island – some estimates have the number at as much...
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    Tasty Start for Moving Forward Program
    Phoebe Flynn
    • May 14, 2019
    • 6 min

    Tasty Start for Moving Forward Program

    Island Kids has launched its new initiative, Moving Forward, a program developed for high schoolers (ages 14-18), and separately, one for...
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    What You Missed at RIOC's May Board Meeting
    Briana Warsing
    • May 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    What You Missed at RIOC's May Board Meeting

    Attendees 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...
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    Legislators Intent on Filling RIOC Board
    briana644
    • May 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Legislators Intent on Filling RIOC Board

    Rebecca Graham, legislative counsel for Assembly member Rebecca Seawright, announced at the May Roosevelt Island Residents Association...
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    What's The 311? Stranded In New York's Service Hotline Deserts
    Rachel Holliday Smith
    • Apr 29, 2019
    • 4 min

    What's The 311? Stranded In New York's Service Hotline Deserts

    This story was originally published on April 24, 2019 in THE CITY by Rachel Holliday Smith Residents of Battery Park City and city public...
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    RIOC to Receive $5M From State Toward Bike Lane
    Briana Warsing
    • Apr 28, 2019
    • 4 min

    RIOC to Receive $5M From State Toward Bike Lane

    The state has committed $5 million to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) as partial funding to create a dedicated ramp...
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