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

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In the Roosevelt Island Tram Plaza, lines extended out past the turnstiles with one cabin shut down, the other operating at 50% capacity.

Hey, RIOC! Who's minding the store? Part 6 / Falling Apart Tram

09/17/2018 - 17:02 Updated 1 day ago

Prolonged shutdowns and intermittent breakdowns marked the past year as the Roosevelt Island Tram evolved from a beloved and reliable source of transportation to a stranger with whom you never know what to expect. Even so, Sunday, September 16th, exceeded expectations with another breakdown made worse by inaction from RIOC, our absentee landlord.

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Not To Be Outdone, RIOC Screws Up One of Its Own

Not To Be Outdone, RIOC Screws Up One of Its Own

09/15/2018 - 09:49 Updated 3 days ago

Is bad behavior catching? Indifference to community concerns a rite of passage? Only the combined bungling of RIRA's Common Council in the amiable company of RIOC could birth such self-serving results, deceiving and misleading Roosevelt Islanders.

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Hey, RIOC! Who's minding the store? Part 5 / Riverwalk Commons

Hey, RIOC! Who's minding the store? Part 5 / Riverwalk Commons

09/16/2018 - 15:20 Updated 3 days ago

As I sat down to write the latest installment of Hey, RIOC! Who's minding the store? the tune It's Getting to Look a Lot Like Christmas came to mind, substituting "Main Street" for the holiday. But that's not fair. Main Street never looks as derelict as Riverwalk Commons did yesterday.

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Roosevelt Island Daily On it Tote Bag
Roosevelt Island Daily On it Tote Bag
by RIDaily

Around New York City

Breaking: Cancer causing chemicals, hazardous bacteria found in playground fountains

Breaking: Cancer causing chemicals, hazardous bacteria found in playground fountains

09/18/2018 - 18:15 Updated 12 hours ago

"After reviewing a second round of Roosevelt Island outdoor drinking-fountain water test results, a top New York State health official, said the water is up to standard..." RIOC Public Information Officer Alonza Robertson said in a press release on August 8th. Trouble was, RIOC had not seen the results yet, and the "official" was dead wrong. There's no reason to be sure he'd seen them either.

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