Roosevelt Island 360
Roosevelt Island residents seeking election as nominees to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s Board of Directors will be holding a candidate’s night tomorrow, Tuesday January 15 starting 7 PM at the Good Shepherd Community Center. Residents can ask questions and the candidates will set forth their views on the important issues facing Roosevelt Island today and plans for the future of Roosevelt Island. Issues such as the future of the Tram and the transportation infrastructure, Mitchell- Lama and affordable housing , Southpoint Park including stopping the Louis Kahn/FDR memorial, Main Street retail as well as many other important topics will be addressed by the new RIOC Board of Directors and should be addressed by all of the candidates. Image is from Roosevelt Island 360 who has more on elections here.Here is a video from a new Roosevelt Island blogger, Press HD , containing an interview with RIRA President Matt Katz describing the reasons why this election for nominees to the RIOC Board is so important. Welcome to the world of Roosevelt Island blogging! Roosevelt Island: A Place Without Democracy from Kimberly Lengle on Press HD.