It's Sunday, June 24th, 2018

It's Sunday, June 24th, 2018

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TRANSIT:  F/E Trains, NYC Ferry and the Tram (limited to a single cabin) operating as scheduled for Roosevelt Island. Red buses are on a weekend schedule. WEEKEND: We get E as well F Train service, both directions, until Monday morning at 5:00.

Until July 3rd: Traffic to and from Roosevelt Island is restricted while repairs are being made to the bridge helix that allows access in both directions. Expect  delays island-wide.

JUST WALK IN: Roosevelt Island Urgent Care, 520 Main Street.
JUST WALK IN: Roosevelt Island Urgent Care, 520 Main Street.
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Island News

Under repair, the Roosevelt Island Bridge Helix.

Roosevelt Island Bridge Helix Back to Normal on July 3rd

06/23/2018 - 16:42 Updated 17 hours ago

On Friday, RIOC announced, "The Helix will re-open to two-way traffic on July 3." The Roosevelt Island Bridge Helix has been under construction, limited to a single, alternating lane of traffic, since April.

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Opinion

Blind, Dumb & Deaf: RIOC Compounds the Cat Sanctuary Crisis

R.I. Huckasanders RIOCsplains the Cat Sanctuary Water Crisis

06/20/2018 - 14:21

Faced with thousands of petition signatures and email complaints, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation shows all the depth and wisdom of a pack of squirrels in mating season. Perhaps that's unfair to the squirrels, which when overwhelmed with hormones still maintain their amazing dexterity. RIOC's got the flexibility of a tree sloth.

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Around New York City

FDR Four Freedoms Park, July, 2017

New York's Place To Be For July? FDR Four Freedoms Park

06/22/2018 - 21:01 Updated 1 day ago

Kicking off on the 1st with Summer Sunset Sundays, thundering through 4th of July fireworks, soothing and socializing as Manhattanhenge spills dramatic light across its shade trees and meadow on a summer eve, FDR Four Freedoms Park breaks out the first full month of summer with more than a half-dozen reasons to step lively on Roosevelt Island.

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