Here's a regularly updated group of stories of interest from the New York Metro area, frequently with links to other news sources.
03/19/2018 - 09:23
Updated 21 weeks ago
RIOC's inability to get local, experienced contractors involved in Roosevelt Island work leads to a predictable mess as Specialty Construction System, Inc.'s plan for traffic is plagued with rookie mistakes, and Public Safety is forced to scramble to untangle it.
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03/13/2018 - 08:51
Updated 22 weeks ago
Yesterday, RIOC announced the 2018 opening of new art for the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association's unique Motorgate Gallery. Everyone's invited to see this year's new works. Enjoy live jazz and refreshments along with RIOC and the collaborating artists on March 28th, from 6:30 to 8:30
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03/12/2018 - 09:04
Updated 22 weeks ago
The scene was surreal as smaller NYPD patrol boats circled rescue craft with divers trying to save passengers strapped into seats on a downed helicopter as the current swiftly carried the coordinated operation down the East River near Hell Gate. In spite of valiant efforts, all five passengers perished.
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03/11/2018 - 10:18
Updated 22 weeks ago
“One of the things we promised was an increase in robust programming," Carter Burden Network CEO Bill Dionne told me, "and we’re thrilled we were able to get this funding.” A great new opportunity is coming to the Roosevelt Island Senior Center. How they landed that funding and other significant support makes a story in itself.
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03/08/2018 - 19:51
Updated 23 weeks ago
Lynne Shinozaki, who among other volunteer activities, serves as the RIRA Common Council's Vice President, is championing the cause of solving the crisis in mental health among veterans. According to the RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research, 20% of vets who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from either major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, but statistics show that only half will get the help they need. Shinozaki hopes to increase those odds.
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03/07/2018 - 18:25
Zagat's composite review of Maiella is like others online: "With “first-rate” fare from Rocco Sacramone and “stunning” skyline views, this Italian “sleeper” on the LIC waterfront delivers an “exceptional” Queens experience; “attentive” service, an “inviting” rustic-chic space and a patio are other reasons many swear it’s “worth the drive from the city.” But the thing is, we don't have to drive, although we can, because Maiella is a quick, 4-minute ferry ride to LIC and a single block walk past the Pepsi Cola sign.
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03/06/2018 - 16:47
Updated 2 weeks ago
UPDATE: NYC Ferry announced opening dates for two new lines. Neither the Lower East Side (August 29th) nor the Soundview (August 15th) routes expanding the NYC Ferry network this summer directly touch Roosevelt Island, but that doesn't mean they won't offer volumes of new opportunities for work, community and discovering New York City.
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03/06/2018 - 09:38
Updated 23 weeks ago
For those of us who lost our perspective when the temperature drifted into the 70s, last week, winter has an adjustment for us. The National Weather Service upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to a Warning earlier today. That changes the verb from might to will, snow that is, beginning overnight tonight and continuing through tomorrow. Total accumulations in the City can be as much as a foot.
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03/04/2018 - 19:24
Updated 23 weeks ago
"We are all being robbed, but to some of us, it's either freeze or starve," our reader wrote. "We need help." No, this did not come from a Third World country, not even a forgotten Midwest town in the dead of winter. It came from Roosevelt Island, once dubbed "The City of Tomorrow," from a stranger who asked to remain anonymous and lives in Manhattan Park.
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03/01/2018 - 18:28
Updated 24 weeks ago
Subway shutdowns are never easy, especially when nothing is running in either direction at Roosevelt Island. But this one is of somewhat lesser concern than most with a short duration and alternatives in place.
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