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TRANSIT: F Trains* (Closed from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily), Roosevelt Island Tram (Closes for cleaning daily from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., Passenger Limit at operator's discretion), NYC Ferry (reduced) and Q102 operating on weekday schedules. RIOC RED BUSES are now on weekend schedules (15 minute intervals) at all times. No Octagon Express buses.

LATE NIGHTS: Subway service from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island ends at 9:45 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

Always the bigger picture: Roosevelt Island News

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Free Meal Distribution At PS/IS 217

  • Free "Grab and Go" meals are available for all New Yorkers.
  • Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 1:30 pm.
  • Meals Hubs will operate for children and families from 7:30 am to 11:30 am, and for adults from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
  • No one will be turned away at any time.
  • No registration, ID, or documentation required.
  • All three meals a day may be picked up at the same time.
  • No dining space is available, so meals must be eaten off premises.
  • Parents and guardians may pick up meals for their children‎.
(Source: New York City Board of Education)

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Opinion

Time for Some Truth About Coler and Covid-19

Time for Some Truth About Coler and Covid-19

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Coronavirus Truths about Coler Hospital, obscured by crisis, cleared a little. No news is good news, but Coler’s is not so bad. Will New York media notice?

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Island News

RIOC claims this space is unsafe and must be remade in the image of Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Seawright Abruptly Caves To Cuomo and RIOC On Southpoint Redesign

07/08/2020 - 09:53

In a stunning reversal, state assembly member Rebecca Seawright fully reversed her support for Southpoint Redesign protestors after hearing from the governor's office, raising questions about who she was elected to represent.

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Seawright Folds On Southpoint Redesign

State assembly member Rebecca Seawright folds on Southpoint redesign in an abrupt reversal. Less than a day earlier, she tweeted, “I am proud” to support protests. By David Stone For even those […]

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SOS: Save Our Shorelines Protest

Roosevelt Island’s Save Our Shorelines (SOS) protest gained momentum as state assembly member Rebecca Seawright signed on. “Preserve and restore” a natural environment is the goal. By David Stone Seawright’s endorsement is […]

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Defund RIOC Public Safety

Defund RIOC Public Safety, not because of any bad behavior, but because it just makes sense. Even without the budget crunch. By David Stone How many times must we see it and […]

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Unbalanced: RIOC’s July, 2020, Board Meeting

RIOC’s July, 2020, board meeting featured an odd mix of steadiness under pressure, stressed by obvious fissures with the community. By David Stone Pushed back a week after the ouster of Susan […]

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Around New York City

RIOC claims this space is unsafe and must be remade in the image of Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Seawright Abruptly Caves To Cuomo and RIOC On Southpoint Redesign

07/08/2020 - 09:53

In a stunning reversal, state assembly member Rebecca Seawright fully reversed her support for Southpoint Redesign protestors after hearing from the governor's office, raising questions about who she was elected to represent.

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