It's Sunday, May 27th, 2018

It's Sunday, May 27th, 2018
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TRANSIT:  F Trains, NYC Ferry and the Tram operating as scheduled for Roosevelt Island. Red buses are on a weekend schedule. Tram service is limited to a single cabin during platform repairs. 

After Roosevelt Island, F Train service is rerouted along the Q Express Line in both directions in Manhattan until Tuesday morning at 5:00.

Until Summer: 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.

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Island News

Rebecca Seawright, second from right, with organizers at 2018 Cherry Blossom Festival

State Assembly Member Seawright Steps Away From Sherie Helstien's Aggression

05/25/2018 - 09:04 Updated 2 days ago

NYS Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright stepped back from an aggressive attack Westview resident Sherie Helstien launched against The Daily on Wednesday. Helstien used Seawright's office as a reference to bolster accusations posted on an internal Westview list.

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Features

Best Results, RIVAA Collaborates, Gives MST&DA Two Intersecting Worlds

Best Results, RIVAA Collaborates, Gives MST&DA Two Intersecting Worlds

05/26/2018 - 09:04 Updated 1 day ago

To understand the challenge, imagine a man, alone in his apartment, who loves classic Broadway musicals so much his home morphs into a stage, alive with music, dance and lot of humor, while he's swept into the production. Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance asks RIVAA's artists to set the scenes for a pair of side-by-side, very different universes.

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Opinion

Irony at a troubled Westview

Did RIOC renege on Westview, throwing affordability into jeopardy?

05/22/2018 - 18:55 Updated 4 days ago
With transparency at RIOC sharing qualities similar to those of a double-brick wall, it's difficult to tell if it's  incompetence, political posturing, real estate profiteering or something else to blame. What we do know is that RIOC, without public explanation and behind closed doors, trash-canned a deal agreed on after more than a year in negotiation. Time's now running out for preserving a last chance at affordability.

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Around New York City

RIOC Challenged by Graffiti, Some Racist and Obscene, on Roosevelt Island

RIOC Challenged by Graffiti, Some Racist and Obscene, on Roosevelt Island

05/26/2018 - 09:27 Updated 1 day ago

Scrub from your mind colorful, imaginative creations on deteriorating buildings or Keith Haring's subway work or Banksy's mysterious productions. What we have at The Prow, along the West Promenade south of The Octagon, is a sloppy collage of spray-painted vandalism spiked with overt racism and obscenities.

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