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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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    Tennis Spring Season Starts
    briana644
    • May 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    Tennis Spring Season Starts

    New York Junior Tennis & Learning's (NYJTL) spring season has begun outside at the Octagon Park tennis courts. NYJTL is the largest...
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    Teen Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opens Friday
    Rachel Dowling
    • Jan 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    Teen Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opens Friday

    This weekend, Islanders will be treated to Shakespeare comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, acted by the local teens in Main Street Theater...
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    Join RIRA's Children, Youth and Education Committee
    Adib Mansour
    • Nov 30, 2018
    • 4 min

    Join RIRA's Children, Youth and Education Committee

    I want to introduce you to RIRA’s Children, Youth and Education Ad Hoc committee (CY&E). Though we formed just last term, we've already...
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    Celebrate and Bring Back the Pollinators
    Lauren Hynes and Penelope Mascia
    • Sep 15, 2018
    • 4 min

    Celebrate and Bring Back the Pollinators

    Do you enjoy all the nature on our beloved island? Are you interested in the amazing local plants and flowers? Well, let us tell you why...
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    Girl Scouts Spend a Night Under the Stars
    Briana Warsing
    • Jun 23, 2018
    • 4 min

    Girl Scouts Spend a Night Under the Stars

    Last Saturday, as the sun dipped behind the Manhattan skyline and the lighthouse lit up, dozens of Girl Scouts and parents busily set...
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    Summer Camps Abound on the Island
    briana644
    • Jun 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    Summer Camps Abound on the Island

    Looking for more Island-based summer camp opportunities? Here are some Roosevelt Island programs with spaces available: Beacon The Child...
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    FIRST STEM Center Launches Summer Program for Teens
    Briana Warsing
    • Jun 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    FIRST STEM Center Launches Summer Program for Teens

    This summer, Island students entering seventh through ninth grades can fight off “brain drain” while getting hands-on experience with 3D...
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    After Growing Pains, Great Things Are in the Works for Beacon Program
    Nohar Ramlall
    • Jun 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    After Growing Pains, Great Things Are in the Works for Beacon Program

    The Child Center of NY’s Beacon centers serve as a community hub for children, teens, and adults. Our goal is to provide a safe and fun...
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    Bravo, Young Musicians
    briana644
    • May 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Bravo, Young Musicians

    To the Editor: Regarding the May 19 Music Is All Inclusive concert, which was dedicated to Dick Lutz and presented with the support of...
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    PS/IS 217 Prepares to Break Ground on Green Roof
    Briana Warsing
    • May 25, 2018
    • 1 min

    PS/IS 217 Prepares to Break Ground on Green Roof

    PS/IS 217 is going green. Construction on the school’s green roof is scheduled to begin within the next month. “We are delighted to...
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    We Want Our Marlins Back
    briana644
    • May 12, 2018
    • 2 min

    We Want Our Marlins Back

    One of the few Island organizations that appeared to be stable now seems to be spiraling out of control.
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    The Marlins Make Waves
    Briana Warsing
    • May 12, 2018
    • 7 min

    The Marlins Make Waves

    In March, the Roosevelt Island Marlins, a swim club that’s been based on the Island since 2005, brought home an impressive 14 medals from...
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    MST&DA Children’s Theatre Brings New Musical to Life
    Kelly Turner
    • May 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    MST&DA Children’s Theatre Brings New Musical to Life

    Island audiences will soon be the first to watch a brand-new musical, The Monkey King, premiering at the Main Street Theatre & Dance...
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    Moving Forward Program to Offer Job Training, Counseling to Teens, Young Adults
    Briana Warsing
    • May 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    Moving Forward Program to Offer Job Training, Counseling to Teens, Young Adults

    A new, free vocational and educational program, called Moving Forward, is launching this fall for young adults on the Island. Focus...
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    Little League Hits Off a New Season
    briana644
    • Apr 17, 2018
    • 1 min

    Little League Hits Off a New Season

    More than 200 kids turned out Saturday morning for the opening day of Roosevelt Island's Little League season. Events kicked off with a...
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    RI Youth Center Shakeup Continues with New Director
    Briana Warsing
    • Apr 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    RI Youth Center Shakeup Continues with New Director

    Just a month after the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation took over daily management of the Island’s Youth Center at 506 Main Street,...
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    Snapshots: 2018 Egg Hunt
    briana644
    • Apr 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    Snapshots: 2018 Egg Hunt

    Hundreds of Islanders turned out Saturday for the annual Roosevelt Island Egg Hunt, hosted this year by Hope Church Roosevelt Island. The...
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    Piccolo Trattoria’s Owners on Change, Competition, and Love at First Sight
    Bryan Cusick, Nathaniel Gillespie
    • Mar 29, 2018
    • 6 min

    Piccolo Trattoria’s Owners on Change, Competition, and Love at First Sight

    In 2015, after working for years at the Southtown pizzeria then known as Nonno’s, Oscar Molina decided to take a chance. The Guatemala...
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    Island Senior Ranks 11th Nationwide in Women's High School Basketball
    Briana Warsing
    • Mar 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    Island Senior Ranks 11th Nationwide in Women's High School Basketball

    Spend an hour with one of Roosevelt Island’s most decorated athletes, and you will be reminded that the world is brimming with...
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