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TRANSIT: F Trains, Roosevelt Island Tram, NYC Ferry and Q102 running as scheduled for Roosevelt Island. 

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Island News

Newly fleshed out RIOC Board with David Kapell, Conway Ekpo (both far right) and Jeffrey Escobar (second from left) seated for the first time.

Energized with New Membership, RIOC Board Meets Before Summer Recess

06/26/2019 - 08:52 Updated 8 hours ago

Sparsely populated for RIOC Board Meetings over the past year, tables set out in a U-shape on the stage at the Howe Theatre in the Cultural Center were nearly filled as newly appointed Members David Kapell, Conway Ekpo and Jeffrey Escobar sat in for the first time. The change in energy and knowledge was welcome.

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Features

Roosevelt Island Tram arrives on 2nd Avenue.

All About the Roosevelt Island Tram

06/21/2019 - 15:54 Updated 5 days ago

With the opening of FDR Four Freedoms Park, followed by Cornell Tech, interest in Roosevelt Island and its unique and thrilling Tram soared. Here's a quick how-to for the Roosevelt Island Tram and little history for visitors and locals alike.

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Opinion

MTA says the F Train is doing better: Have you noticed?

MTA says the F Train is doing better: Have you noticed?

06/24/2019 - 08:38 Updated 2 days ago

Yesterday, the New York Times published The Subway Got a Little Faster, essentially a bow to an MTA public relations attempt to make riding their trains seem better without really getting much in results. Roosevelt Islanders may be surprised at MTA claims that F Trains are among the most improved, maybe because the change is barely perceptible.

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Assorted Ideas

Sex in Self-Driving Cars: Where do you stand… sit or lie down?

Raise your hand if you’ve had sex in a car. Nobody can see you but me, I promise. Ah, 60%? That’s about right. Now, how many of you would, if you could? The answer is 81% of you say in polls that you’d take the leap, given the opportunity. Of course, opportunities would be fewer … Continue reading Sex in Self-Driving Cars: Where do you stand… sit or lie down? →

Hate Amazon? The New York Times Thinks You Should

It happened again, just a few days ago. June 23rd, 2019, byline David Streitfeld: What Happens After Amazon’s Domination Is Complete? It’s Bookstore Offers Clues… I should be relieved. It showed, once and for all, that the Times had finally moved on from years spent bashing another of my favorite companies, Apple. New York Times … Continue reading Hate Amazon? The New York Times Thinks You Should →

The 1960s, An American Decade of Death

Originally posted on Assorted Ideas, Large & Small:
The 1960s, An American Decade of Death Photo by Gladson Xavier on Pexels.com It’s a cliché that history is written by the winners, and a dishonest one. History is written by all sorts of people. Samuel Eliot Morrison, for example, wrote a history that, by omission, virtually…

The Teachings or Spiritual Selling of Abraham-Hicks Law of Attraction

Originally posted on Assorted Ideas, Large & Small:
The Teachings of Abraham   Excited by my first brush with Abraham-Hicks, pacing around that airport in Buffalo, waiting for my delayed flight, I searched for more when I was back in New York. I went to the website and found the skimpy biographies. Photo by Pixabay…

Proof of Life After Death…

Experts have always told us that nobody can honestly, authoritatively answer the questions about life after death. It’s all a matter of faith — or lack of it, they say. But is that still true? Proofs: A Summary We now know it isn’t. Startling discoveries have given us strong evidence that meet high standards for … Continue reading Proof of Life After Death… →
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MTA says the F Train is doing better: Have you noticed?

MTA says the F Train is doing better: Have you noticed?

06/24/2019 - 08:38 Updated 2 days ago

Yesterday, the New York Times published The Subway Got a Little Faster, essentially a bow to an MTA public relations attempt to make riding their trains seem better without really getting much in results. Roosevelt Islanders may be surprised at MTA claims that F Trains are among the most improved, maybe because the change is barely perceptible.

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