Opinion

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Vote! Because when you don't, you might get Trump

06/04/2018 - 09:18 Updated 37 weeks ago

The affect of not voting has never been fully analyzed because, it's assumed, non-voters - nearly half the population - have preferences similar to voters. But that shaky argument's getting shakier. Research shows it's untrue and may have decided the last presidential election.

Did RIOC renege on Westview, throwing affordability into jeopardy?

05/22/2018 - 18:55 Updated 39 weeks ago

With transparency at RIOC sharing qualities similar to those of a double-brick wall, it's difficult to tell if it's incompetence, political posturing, real estate profiteering or something else to blame. What we do know is that RIOC, without public explanation and behind closed doors, trash-canned a deal agreed on after more than a year in negotiation. Time's now running out for preserving a last chance at affordability.

RIVAA President Tad Sudol opens Motorgate Gallery, 2017. Why not add some fruits and vegetables to the ambiance?

What happens to the Farmer's Market on Roosevelt Island Day...?

05/20/2018 - 09:13 Updated 39 weeks ago

After reading our article on RIOC's imperial takeover of Roosevelt Island Day, some readers asked the obvious question: "Where will the Farmer's Market be that day?" "How will RIOC ruin that?" one wondered. "Five bucks it never occurred to them?" I answered. Did I win my bet?

Early Sunday morning on Roosevelt Island

"A Failure To Communicate," Roosevelt Island Style

05/15/2018 - 09:10 Updated 40 weeks ago

Last November, we wrote about the new, enhanced level of cluelessness infecting 591 Main Street with RIOC under the combined leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo and President/CEO Susan Rosenthal. Since, shockers like the outright destruction of the Roosevelt Island Youth Program, a 40 year institution here, demonstrate disregard for community standards. Now, quality of life issues are taking a drubbing with RIOC giving off-islanders' needs preference over residents' as summer approaches.

If you subscribe to The Daily with an AOL, Yahoo or Verizon account...

05/12/2018 - 08:56 Updated 40 weeks ago

Recently, for reasons not clear to us, subscribers to The Daily with email addresses owned by Verizon - specifically verizon.net, aol.com and yahoo.com - are being unsubscribed without their consent. Several have contacted us to complain about not receiving their daily alerts. If you use any of those addresses and you wish to continue, you will need to resubscribe using a different email address. Here's what to do.

Weed Stinks Up Roosevelt Island. Increasingly.

05/10/2018 - 18:10 Updated 41 weeks ago

Back in my day, a term I once swore I'd never use, weed - marijuana - had an easy to recognize odor, one that filled my friend Jon's Ford when we knocked off a high school lunch hour on a first date with Mary Jane. It'd tickle your nostrils at concerts and private parties where hastily rolled joints circulated. But if it stunk like it sometimes does today, I'd have stayed with Ripple, our cheaper and legal alternative.

Ironically, the Insane Asylum, its foundation adapted by the Octagon, is a popular souvenir theme.

Pay a Visit, See What's New at the Roosevelt Island Visitor Center

05/04/2018 - 19:18

Ten years in place, welcoming arrivals on Roosevelt Island, the Visitor Center Kiosk has tenure longer than many who live here. It's taken for granted by many who forgot what it was like at the Tram or never knew. Historical Society staffers began doing for free what the Island's managers failed to do, that is, welcome visitors and residents alike and answer the steady flow of requests for information.

Peak Weekend for Cherry Blossoms on Roosevelt Island

RIOC Aims To Make the Beauty Last

04/27/2018 - 08:27

A thoughtful message from the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation: It’s been more than 30 days since the first day of Spring and last weekend’s long-awaited return of clear, sunny skies signals that the weather has finally caught up with the calendar.

The Right Thing for Roosevelt Island, What Governor Cuomo Can Do, Right Now

04/16/2018 - 19:05

At RIOC, with Board Membership reduced to just 5, following the resignations of Margie Smith and Fay Christian, Governor Andrew Cuomo faces a golden opportunity for showing goodwill by acting on a duty for which he's been derelict. Cuomo can reestablish local control of the Board by appointing or reappointing all 9 members in time for the State Senate to confirm them before adjourning in June. The path's clear, if he choses to take it.

Why Cuomo's Congestion Pricing Plan Is Terrible for Roosevelt Island

04/09/2018 - 09:18 Updated 45 weeks ago

Governor Andrew Cuomo's congestions pricing plan, aimed at reducing Manhattan Traffic while providing new funds for the MTA, may or may not be good politics. Time will tell. But it's, in essence, a tax aimed squarely at the middle class, and that's bad for communities like Roosevelt Island.