It's Sunday, July 145th, 2018

It's Sunday, July 145th, 2018

Roosevelt Island Job Openings:

Linen Handler at Coler Hospital - Click here 

TRANSIT:  F Trains, Tram and NYC Ferry operating as scheduled for Roosevelt Island. Red buses are on a weekend schedule. NOTE: This weekend, no Queens bound F Trains through Roosevelt Island from 9:45 p.m. Friday until 5:00 a.m. Monday.

Just around the corner from the Tram, the café @ Cornell Tech
Just around the corner from the Tram, the café @ Cornell Tech
Click4Ad/the café at Cornell Tech

Island News

Can you help this "gorgeous kitten" find a home?

FOUND! Lost Cat, Needs Home

07/15/2018 - 09:09 Updated 4 hours ago

Update: 4:00 p.m., July 15th - The lost cat has been found, claimed by his owner. A happy ending for all.

"A cat has been found outside The Octagon building last night," read the notice. Management's trying to locate the owner. It's a "black cat with green eyes." As veteran cat rescuers will tell you, this sweet, beautiful feline is as likely to have been abandoned as lost, a sad story that gets repeated on moving day too often.

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Features

Growing Stronger, A Monkey King Swings Back To Roosevelt Island

Growing Stronger, A Monkey King Swings Back To Roosevelt Island

07/13/2018 - 09:19 Updated 2 days ago

When The Monkey King premiered on Roosevelt Island, the MST&DA/Common Man Musicals effort served a dual purpose of showcasing local talent and nurturing a promising new musical created by Jonathan and Kimbirdlee Fadner, MST&DA's Assistant Executive Director. Evidence of its success will hit the Howe Theatre stage again in August.

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Opinion

Water not fit for human or animal consumption... Lighthouse Park, Roosevelt Island

More Contaminated Water Found, RIOC Races... To Cover Its Own Ass

07/11/2018 - 16:34 Updated 4 days ago

It's a challenging bar to cross, given history, but RIOC may have set a new high in lows in its handling of the contaminated water fountain crisis. With thousands at risk over decades, RIOC's main concern turned instantly to saving face. As usual, neither apologies nor acceptance of responsibility were in order at the Andrew Cuomo run State agency.

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Around New York City

How do you feel about bots? Cornell Tech will reward you to find out.

Have Fun Helping Cornell Tech Research, Get a $5 Gift Card...

07/15/2018 - 09:24

You can help the Information Science Department at Cornell Tech learn about how people interact with with voice bots, like Siri and Alexa, and get a $5 Amazon gift card as a reward, according to Hannah Lee, a research intern on the project. Here's how.

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