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Motorgate Minnnesota Mystery Car, a Mystery No More

Abandoned Minnesota Car Mystery Solved

10/19/2016 - 00:00 Updated 1 year ago

It had to be at least five years, but no, the folks at the Motorgate office guessed that the abandoned Nissan Maxima with the Minnesota plates had been collecting dust for no more than four, better for my guilt, but still wrong, I think.

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RIRA VP Sherie Helstien Rips the Westview Affordability Plan

10/16/2016 - 00:00 Updated 1 year ago

In the days leading up the RIOC's Real Estate Advisory Committee meeting, Roosevelt Island Residents Association Vice President Sherie Helstien rallied tenants in an effort to kill Westview's Affordability Plan. Mostly, the result was noise but no substance.

Westview Affordability Plan Gets a Bumpy Ride with RIOC Board

10/15/2016 - 00:00

Westview residents breathed a sigh of relief after approving an affordability plan allowing them to exit Mitchell-Lama, but RIOC's Real Estate Advisory Committee isn't ready to let it go forward yet.

Roosevelt Island Ferry Landing as Projected by New York City EDC

Ready to Ride: Roosevelt Island Ferry Deal Almost Done

10/14/2016 - 00:00 Updated 1 year ago

Planned ferry service for Roosevelt Island is on track to begin operations this summer, according to an agreement being shaped into final form between the Roosevelt Island Operating and the NYC Economic Development Corporations.

Council Member Ben Kallos, Deputy Commissioner Kavita Pawria-Sanchez, Carter Burden Executive Director Bill Dionne

IDNYC Pop-Up Launches Today at Carter Burden

10/11/2016 - 00:00

The Office of Immigration Affairs opened a one week pop-up today at the Carter Burden Center on Roosevelt Island. A team will assist residents in applying for the IDNYC card. Unexpectedly, on the same day, a slipshod report in the New York Post attacked the popular program. Council Member Ben Kallos used the occasion to briskly knock the report down.

RIRA Election Season, Time To Decide

10/10/2016 - 00:00 Updated 1 year ago

"The problem with political jokes is they get elected," said Henry Cate III, and Mark Twain observed, "If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it." In the light of such wisdom, let's consider the upcoming Roosevelt Island Residents Association elections.