You Tube Video of RIOC President’s Report Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) President Lesie Torres sends the following report to Roosevelt Island residents.

Greetings Roosevelt Islanders. I have a few
updates and announcements about projects that will continue to improve life on
the Island, so Ill get right to it

Main Street Redevelopment Moves Forward

Plans for the redevelopment
of the Main Street retail corridor are moving forward. Last summer, RIOC signed a 30-year lease with
Hudson Related Retail LLC to improve the vibrancy and lure new business for the 100,000 square feet of retail
space on Main Street. Now, Hudson/Related is preparing to move into
leases with retailers that will provide the Island with an expanded array of
goods and services. Among the new tenants
will be organic market Wholesome Direct, a Subway sandwich store and a wine
store. Additionally, the Gristedes
grocery store will be remodeled.

We partnered with Hudson/Related for this
project because of their excellent track record, including the wonderful work
they have done developing the buildings and commercial space in Southtown. Now, with their plans for a retail makeover
on Main Street, the Island will have a beautiful retail corridor that offers
quality services to the entire community.

SeeClickFix Provides Island with Custom
Mobile And Online Platform

Earlier this week we announced our innovative partnership with
SeeClickFix to allow Roosevelt Island residents to report non-emergency issues
and request Island services through its online and mobile platform. Launched
last year, the place-based reporting platform allows residents to document
neighborhood concerns and improvements alike, ranging from potholes and
graffiti to litter and broken streetlights. During the soft launch phase, which began in July
2011, 70 requests for service and other issues were reported to RIOC via
SeeClickFix.

We are leveraging this
comprehensive platform to increase efficiency when responding to service
requests and more efficiently improve the Islands infrastructure. SeeClickFix helps us empower the citizens we
serve and encourage them to actively engage with each other, their
neighborhoods, and us.

With the online and mobile
reporting platform, residents can report quality-of-life concerns through
service request categories via the RIOC website, custom mobile applications
(iPhone, Android, Blackberry), and SeeClickFix.com. When submitting issues via
mobile app, for example, residents can provide locational, descriptive, and
photographic information as they see the issue in real time. Once the resident
submits an issue, RI311, and anyone watching the area will receive an alert.
RI311 can then acknowledge the service request, route it to the proper
department, and update the requestand residents following the issueonce its
been resolved.

The partnership allows
residents to not only report community issues, but also view, comment on, and
vote to fix problems submitted by their neighbors. Citizens can even create
their own watch areas to receive notifications about all issues reported in
their community, enabling them to follow the progress of all service requests
not just the ones they report.

RIOCs SeeClickFix website
can be found here:http://rioc.ny.gov/RI311.htm and residents can download iPhone, Android, and Blackberry apps here:http://www.seeclickfix.com/apps

Tram
Station Updates

This week we started work on the Roosevelt Island and
Manhattan Tram stations. Work to modernize, beautify, and make the
stations more comfortable for riders will be an ongoing project: We are doing
our best to minimize disruptions for riders.

What can you expect when we’re done? I think the
biggest change you’ll see is an enclosure of the platforms and turnstiles.
For all of us who have taken the subway on a windy, cold day, we know
what a relief enclosures will bring. We’ll also repair the stairs and
repair, patch and paint the stations.

In the meantime, please use caution when walking near
construction and have a safe ride.