07/27/2016 - 00:00
Updated 1 year ago
Roosevelt Island’s Community Coalition and Cornell Tech show us how groups with different values, styles and goals can work together for the benefit of both.
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07/25/2016 - 00:00
Updated 1 year ago
RIOC, Urban American and Cert Team Members saw a need and beat the resistance to help Roosevelt Island neighbors in need.
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07/19/2016 - 00:00
Cooling centers don't usually cause controversy, but the one on Roosevelt Island brought old grievances and scars from RIRA infighting out to blur legitimate concerns.
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07/18/2016 - 00:00
Updated 2 years ago
The story of Southpoint Open Space on Roosevelt Island may be as much about what didn't happen as what did.
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07/14/2016 - 00:00
Updated 2 years 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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07/13/2016 - 00:00
Updated 2 years ago
Is your group eligible for funds to help local residents by "enhancing their quality of life through education, artistic and cultural enrichment, improved health or a better environment?" Public Purpose Grants are a unique and generous gift to Roosevelt Island from New York State.
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07/13/2016 - 00:00
Manhattanhenge was the attraction, but FDR Four Freedoms Park was the star.
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07/06/2016 - 00:00
FDR Four Freedoms Park swings open its gates after hours on July 12 for Manhattanhenge on Roosevelt Island. It's free, but you do need to register.
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07/01/2016 - 03:58
Updated 1 year ago
Why Did RIRA Release Embarrassing Survey Results?
The Roosevelt Island Residents’ Association can be a curious organism to watch, full of inexplicable self-confidence and a bit deluded about its importance, but with the much hyped SURVEY, the situation verged on comical.
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06/30/2016 - 00:00
Updated 2 years ago
No question, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. and FDR Four Freedoms Park have been extraordinarily generous in giving 3,500 lucky people free access to the Macy's Independence Day Fireworks, but glitches made it difficult to impossible for many people to register. It's about to become even more complicated.
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