It's Thursday, July 19th, 2018

RIOC Calls Special Meeting to Consider Westview Ground Lease Amendment

07/19/2018 - 17:32 Updated 22 hours ago

At noon the day after RIOC's Real Estate Development Advisory Committee met to discuss negotiations surrounding the Westview affordability plan in executive (closed to the public) session, the State agency called a Special Board Meeting to consider "Authorizations Related to Amendment to Westview Ground Lease." This appears to be good news for tenants who passed the plan back in the fall of 2016.

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Westview Affordability: RIOC Demands Secrecy, Helstien Flames the Task Force

07/17/2018 - 18:15 Updated 2 days ago

RIOC's Real Estate Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) meets tomorrow, July 18th. On the agenda: Westview Ground Lease Negotiations. Not on the agenda: consideration of Westview's anxious tenants as it's already been announced that they will go into "executive session," an inflated term that means everyone else will be locked out.

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NYJTL Continues 30 Year Tradition, Free Tennis Lessons for Kids

07/16/2018 - 09:24 Updated 4 days ago

We at The Daily were slow to catch up, but the New York Junior Tennis League and Learning's Roosevelt Island chapter has been helping kids build character with 30 years of free tennis lessons. The program launched this year on July 5th. Here's an overview and how to take advantage.

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CHANGE: Outdoor Movie Doubleheader for Roosevelt Island, This Weekend

07/19/2018 - 18:43 Updated 4 hours ago

Science fiction films fill the big screen in Southpoint Park, this weekend, as RIOC schedules a two-night double feature and more. UPDATE: RIOC has cancelled Saturday night's movie because of predicted rainy weather. It will be shown next Saturday instead.