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04/26/2025

50 Years Ago Today First Residents Moved In To Their Roosevelt Island Apartments On April 25, 1975. Meet The Pioneering Roosevelt Island Families And See What It Was Like

Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) President Judy Berdy reports that 50 years ago today on April 25, 1975, the first residents moved into their new Mitchell Lama developed apartments on Roosevelt Island. Here’s what it was like for the original Roosevelt Island pioneers and an interesting ...

04/25/2025

Dan Nistor’s Pursuit of Beauty: In the Making Exhibit at Roosevelt Island’s RIVAA Gallery. Come on inside for the closing reception Saturday April 26 between 6-9 PM.

Catherine Kim of RIVAA Gallery reports:

04/25/2025

Tragic Incident This Afternoon, A Woman Dies Jumping From Queensboro Bridge Landing In Fenced Off Area Next To Roosevelt Island Ferry Dock

Roosevelt Island Tipsters reported this afternoon: Streets are blocked. PSD, people in suits and an ambulance waiting …… … Someone jumped from Queensboro Bridge between 5:05- 5:35 by the ferry. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) sent out an email advisory reporting: Due to ongoing poli...

04/23/2025

Sewage Flooding Forces Roosevelt Island Day Nursery To Relocate And Find Temporary Space For Sixty 3 To 5 Year Old Children. Fingers Crossed Our Little Ones Will Not Be Out Of School Much Longer, We Could Use RIOC And Community Help Says RIDN

Roosevelt Island resident Amanda Kross shares this message she sent to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC). I am a parent at Roosevelt Island Day Nursery (RIDN) where a sewage flood occurred last week resulting in a full remediation effort for the River Road school that will take weeks to com...

04/22/2025

Who Will Be The New Roosevelt Island President/CEO – Search To Fill Position Vacant For Last 16 Months Nearly Completed
Former RIOC Interim Leadership Team Member Gerrald Ellis And Former NYC Council Member Ben Kallos Among Applicants

The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) has been without a President/CEO since January 6, 2024 when Shelton Haynes was placed on paid administrative leave pending results of an internal investigation into charges of wrongdoing and eventually fired in November 2024. Since January 2024, an Interim....

04/20/2025

A Towering Home Run Blast And Winning Walk Off Double Highlight Opening Day Of Roosevelt Island Little League Season
It’s A Beautiful Day For Baseball Says Little League Commissioner Arya Shirazi

The first of a nine game Roosevelt Island Little League season began today at Capobianco Field for boys and girls playing in the T Ball, Minors and Major divisions. The action today was highlighted by a mammoth home run hit over the fence and on to Main Street and a walk off double to finish […]

04/18/2025

5 Roosevelt Island Women Of Distinction Being Honored By NY State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright -
Beatrice Ajaero, Christina Delfico, Verna Fitzpatrick, Stephanie Herlihy and Sharon Pope-Marshall Being Honored April 22 – You’re Invited To Attend

Roosevelt Island’s NY State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright is celebrating Women’s History Month by honoring local Women Of Distinction. You’re invited to attend the Awards Ceremony. According to Assembly Member Seawright: Among the Women Of Distinction being honored by Assembly Member Seawr...

04/18/2025

Another Day Of Insane Roosevelt Island Tram Line Full Of Sightseeing Tourists. Stretching Up 59 Street To 3rd Avenue. Another Day I Can’t Get Home On The Tram, These Are All Tourists Groans Angry Roosevelt Island Resident.

Roosevelt Island resident Paul Krikler shares this email message he sent today to NY State Director of Operations Kathryn Garcia and Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Chair/Commissioner of NY State Division of Homes & Community Renewal Ruthanne Visnauskas about the insanely long line of tourist...

04/16/2025

Where To Go For Roosevelt Island Easter Services
Church Of The Good Shepherd, Mosaic Roosevelt Island Church and St Francis Xavier Cabrini Church

Easter is this Sunday April 20. The Roosevelt Island Chapel Of The Good Shepherd Community Center (543 Main Street) is hosting 2 Easter Day Services. The Church Of The Good Shepherd has a 9:30 a.m service with Pastor Ramirez and the Mosaic Roosevelt Island Church will have a Good Friday service at 7...

04/16/2025

“I Love My Park Day” Volunteers Needed To Help Beautify Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms State Park Saturday May 3
You Can Help Support The Park With Your Dedicated Personalized Adirondack Chair Too

Register today and be a part of something special. Click here for more information and to register as a volunteer. Also, please consider dedicating your personalized Adirondack Chair to support our programs.

04/15/2025

Sad News, Beloved Coler Hospital In Residence Therapy Dog Momo Has Died
Roosevelt Island NYC Health & Hospitals Coler Community Mourning The Loss Of Furry Staff Member Who Helped Residents With Healing And Recovery

In January 2020, the Roosevelt Island NYC Health & Hospitals Coler Hospital community met Momo for the first time. According to their January 10, 2020 press release: NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler today announced the arrival of Momo, the health care system’s first in-residence therapy dog that will ...

04/15/2025

Nice Weather & Cherry Blossoms Bringing Back Tourists, Very Long Lines And Waiting Time For Roosevelt Island Tram
Don’t Bother Making Medical Appointment If You Want To Return On The Tram Says Resident. RIOC Providing Weekend Mini Red Bus Shuttle Service As Tram Alternative

The recent rainy weather on weekends kept the tourists away from the Roosevelt Island Tram. That was until yesterday when the nice Sunday afternoon weather brought back the long lines and frustrating waiting times for Roosevelt Island residents and workers as the tourists lined up down the Manhattan...

04/15/2025

Do You Love Our Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Trees? You Can Help Preserve Them
Volunteer To Become A Cherry Blossom Petal Protector, 17 People Have Signed Up So Far

It happens every year during Cherry Blossom season. Visitors come pulling down, breaking and shaking the tree branches to watch the petals fall to the ground. As one resident reported yesterday: I just saw some disrespectful visitors breaking branches from one of our Cherry Trees, the one next to Pi...

04/13/2025

Rosie The Wild Turkey Flew Off Roosevelt Island To Upper East Side Today
Is She Looking For A Mate And Will She Come Back To Roosevelt Island?

The folks at Manhattan Bird Alert and Hanabi have been helping to take care of Rosie with food and water and chronicling her daily activities since the Wild Turkey’s arrival on Roosevelt Island in May of 2024. Today Manhattan Bird Alert reports: We hope to see Rosie back on Roosevelt Island soon.

04/13/2025

FDNY Puts Out Fire In Riverwalk Point 21 Story Hi Rise Building Tonight, No Injuries, Cause Under Investigation By Fire Marshall

Numerous texts, photos and video starting coming in from local Roosevelt Island Tipsters to my phone this evening at about 6:30 PM. According to the Tipsters: Is the Island exploding? I’ve never seen so many fire trucks. Good grief! What is happening at 480… there’s so many fireman. Fire in 48...

04/11/2025

An invitation from the Chabad Of Roosevelt Island to the Roosevelt Island Community Passover Seder: Join us for a Pesach Seder with Chabad of Roosevelt Island. Please RSVP What is Passover? Passover’s Four Questions are presented by the Maccabeats and their version of the classic Passover song ...

04/11/2025

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04/11/2025

The story of the investigation begins as reported in this November 26, 2023 headline. RIOC Communications Policy Excludes Answering Local Roosevelt Island Media,Instead Places Propaganda Articles In Obscure Web Publications Praising RIOC President And Promoting His Personal Reputation, Does RIOC Pay...