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Ira G on Op-ed – Roosevelt Island Refresh Campaign Seeks Improvements To Underused And Neglected Main Street Public Spaces From Southtown To Motorgate PlazaOctober 30, 2026 5:24 pm
I left this comment on one of the videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T76lI81QYD8 A memory refresh. I love hearing the original opening of…
Ira G on Op-ed – Roosevelt Island Refresh Campaign Seeks Improvements To Underused And Neglected Main Street Public Spaces From Southtown To Motorgate PlazaOctober 30, 2026 4:24 pm
Roosevelt Island is small enough to easily do pilots. The successful pilots should be spread around other parts of NYC.
Rosemary M Kleinberg on Op-ed – Roosevelt Island Refresh Campaign Seeks Improvements To Underused And Neglected Main Street Public Spaces From Southtown To Motorgate PlazaOctober 29, 2026 11:55 pm
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Here's hoping nobody throws the novelty sized check into the AVAC Chute and creates another blockage. Please recycle :-)
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