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RIDA president Wendy Hersh worked with L+M Management, the Carter Burden Network, Roosevelt Island CERT and Mosaic Church to distribute food to homebound residents on Saturday.

It's Sunday, April 5th, 2020

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TRANSIT: F Trains (Manhattan bound only, this weekend/Essential Services Plan)*, Roosevelt Island Tram, NYC Ferry (reduced) and Q102 (reduced) operating on weekend schedules where possible. Real time MTA reports are not always reliable. RIOC RED BUSES are now on weekend schedules (15 minute intervals) at all times, and there are no Octagon Express buses.

*F Trains are operating under an Essential Services Plan. According to the MTA: "F Subway trains run every 60 minutes between Jamaica-179 St and Coney Island/Stillwell Av as part of the MTA's Essential Service plan.' 

WEEKEND: No Queens bound subway service for Roosevelt Island until Monday morning at 5:00.

 

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TODAY: 7:00 - 8:00 a.m., Priority Shopping for Seniors and Immune Compromised. Foodtown is open, ready to serve, ready to save...
TODAY: 7:00 - 8:00 a.m., Priority Shopping for Seniors and Immune Compromised. Foodtown is open, ready to serve, ready to save...

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Island News

RIDA president Wendy Hersh worked with L+M Management, the Carter Burden Network, Roosevelt Island CERT and Mosaic Church to distribute food to homebound residents on Saturday.

Roosevelt Island Magic: Feeding Neighbors In Need

04/05/2020 - 09:35 Updated 19 hours ago

"What a fulfilling day. I've been living here over 40 yrs and what I saw today was what Roosevelt Island was always about," said Disabled Association President Wendy Hersh in a Saturday Facebook Post. And there's more to come. Free food distribution starts on Monday at PS/IS 217.

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Suraj Patel Tests Positive, COVID-19

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Roosevelt Island Parks

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Cornell Tech, Still With The Community, Battling COVID-19

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Cornell Tech battles COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, wisely and creatively on multiple fronts. Here’s how.

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