The Roosevelt Island Daily, Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

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TRANSIT: F Trains operating without any problems, this morning.

Tram Station repairs limit service to a single cabin, all times. Red Buses begin offering free shuttle services between Tram stations, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Roosevelt Island and returning from Manhattan until 8:30 p.m. Schedules will be irregular, depending on traffic conditions on the Queensboro Bridge.

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Date Set For "Explore Roosevelt Island Community Day"

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It's a day for which we've been counting down. Finally, on August 5th, the Cornell Tech community invites Roosevelt Islanders to its new campus for a get acquainted celebration.

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Cuomo Ducks, de Blasio Smacks Lhota, but Who Fixes the Subway Mess?

07/24/2017 - 15:11 Updated 1 day ago

“They own it, they lease it, it’s their responsibility to fund it,” MTA head Joe Lhota said of New York City and its subway system, just hours after his boss, Governor Andrew Cuomo, pulled a rabbit out of his, uh... hat, declaring that the State was not responsible for the subways after all, a change in position so extreme it sails far beyond the conventional political "flip flop."

"You've heard a lot of fiction the last few days," Mayor Bill de Blasio countered, "so I'm going to give you some facts."

So, how 'bout you boys stop bickering and fix the damned system, okay?"