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RIOC Warily Approves a Budget, PPF Grants and Updates Sportspark

12/12/2016 - 16:21

Newly installed RIOC President and CEO Susan Rosenthal navigates the hurdles of budgeting from a new angle in leading the corporation into 2017, fending off objections.

Dr. Katherine Teets Grimm in her office in November

Dr. Katherine Grimm Is Moving... But She's Not Leaving

12/11/2016 - 10:29

Sticking to her plan to make her life "more simple," Dr. Katherine Teets Grimm, pediatrician to a generation of Roosevelt Island children and a highly regarded expert in the field of child abuse, will pack up her office in Rivercross and move to the new Urgent Care facility at 520 Main Street.

Season's Greetings from FDR Four Freedoms Park

12/09/2016 - 00:54

Onda Mexican Restaurant to Open at 548 Main Street

12/06/2016 - 10:33

A sign of change, Onda, a "contemporary Mexican restaurant and bar" will open this summer at 548 Main Street, directly across from the long closed Trellis and never opened Nisi. Read more

Roosevelt Island Christmas Tree Lighting 2016

12/06/2016 - 02:32

All photos courtesy of Frank Farance

Marriage of Money and Real Estate: Tom Otterness, 1996, in the East River near Roosevelt Island

Eileen Gardiner: Straining to See Light at the End of the Westview Affordability Tunnel

12/04/2016 - 21:03 Updated 1 year ago

The Westview Taskforce slips back into its default mode of deafening silence, but the Westview tenants have discovered that the New York State Attorney General (AG) has granted Westview’s owner David Hirschhorn another 30-day extension, until December 31, 2016, to answer the AG’s Letter of Deficiencies dating from October 27, 2015.

A Night to Remember Reaches Across Generations and Cultures

12/03/2016 - 16:09 Updated 1 year ago

"I read too many times people complaining about things and I often feel like if only they could take a minute to realize how lucky we are to be on this island," says Karine Wong who has decided to bring together as many Roosevelt Islanders as she can, on December 23rd, in a celebration of song.

Urgent Care on Roosevelt Island, A Different Kind of Care

As 2017 Opens, RI Urgent Care Settles In

12/01/2016 - 16:26

Now that the grand opening and the getting acquainted period is passed, Roosevelt Island's Urgent Care at 520 Main Street becomes another valued resource we struggled without for too long. Health care access for the vast majority of immediate needs waits in the center of town.

Roosevelt Island Parents' Network Extends Best Wishes

Community Building Starts (But Doesn't End) With Kids at RI Parents' Network

11/30/2016 - 16:24 Updated 1 year ago

The Roosevelt Island Parents' Network is built for Dads, Moms, Caregivers and Kids, but the group actively recognizes and embraces the community around them.

You're Invited: Urgent Care Announces Its Grand Opening

11/29/2016 - 18:15

Sunday, December 4th, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., Urgent Care’s newest facility at 520 Main Street on Roosevelt Island invites you to a grand opening.