08/24/2016 - 00:00
Updated 1 year ago
While Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright searches for a solution to the WIC issues, Gristedes reaches out to the media for support, prompting protest leader Frank Farance to cry, "Foul!"
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08/19/2016 - 00:00
Updated 1 year ago
As we enter the last weeks of August and it grows harder to find any New Yorkers among faces in the crowds, there are still some great free things to do this weekend. I forced myself to fight off a summer cold just to find them for you. Now, get out and enjoy the weekend!
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08/14/2016 - 15:16
Updated 1 year ago
As Manhattan Park's management stalls tenants on electrical sub metering questions, State Assembly Member for Roosevelt Island Rebecca Seawright had heard enough by week's end.
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08/12/2016 - 00:00
Updated 1 year ago
It's going be hotter than hot, and on Friday night in Yankee Stadium, we say, "Farewell," to A-Rod. If you can still muster up the courage to enjoy the weekend, we've found some free things to get you up, out and enjoying New York City. All are easily accessible from Roosevelt Island.
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07/22/2016 - 00:00
It's going to be hot, but Roosevelt Islanders can still enjoy some free adventures, easy to get to, nearby in New York.
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07/15/2016 - 00:00
It's summer and New York City is filled with free things to do, every weekend. Here are some suggestions for events you may not have noticed: Read more
07/14/2016 - 00:00
Updated 1 year ago
"This is an incredible asset we have, right in the heart of downtown New York City," said New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, while touring FDR Four Freedoms Park. "This island is spectacular."
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07/08/2016 - 00:00
It's New York City, and once again Roosevelt Islanders have a richness of things to do this weekend. Here are a few suggestions: Read more
07/05/2016 - 00:00
Updated 13 weeks ago
It's June 17th, Roosevelt Island Day. A drenching rain is falling, sending vendors scurrying for cover, when our bus stops in front of Good Shepherd Plaza. Ben Kallos, his suit soaked, steps on the bus.
Kallos, as we've learned, doesn't miss many events here. You might see him at the CBN/RI Senior Center, helping launch a new program, or leaning in with the CERT Team at the Easter Egg Hunt. He's gotten to know us, not by sending our surrogates, but by showing up, even when it means risking having one of is best suits soaked with rain.
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07/01/2016 - 02:39
Updated 1 year ago
In Carolyn Maloney and Jose Serrano, Roosevelt Island is blessed with two effective voices in our corner. Both survived primary challenges, this week, and very likely will be reelected to new terms in November.
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