Roosevelt Island Cornell NYC Tech, Q102 Bus, Bicycle Sharing, Queensboro Bridge Access and Relocation of Goldwater Hospital Patients On Agenda For May 30 Community Board 8 Roosevelt Island Committee Meeting

The Manhattan Community Board 8 (CB 8) Roosevelt Island Committee will be meeting on Roosevelt Island Thursday May 30. According to CB 8:

Meeting Date:
Thursday, May 30, 2013 – 7:00pm
Meeting Location:
Manhattan Park
4 River Road, Community Room
Roosevelt Island, NY

Introduction of co-chairs and committee members.
Discussion of role of Community Board 8 and the formation and role of this committee
Review of recent island issues reviewed by CB 8 and its committees
(a) Cornell-Technion Project/Cornell-Technion Task force
(b) MTA Q102/ Transportation Committee
(c) Queensboro Bridge Bike Access/Transportation Committee
(d) CitiBank Bike Share Program/Transportation Committee
(e) Relocation of Goldwater Residents/Health, Seniors and Social Services Committee
Volunteers to be public member
Public Session open discussion

Jeffrey Escobar and Laurence Parnes, Co-Chairs

During May 21 Roosevelt Island Community Coalition ( RICC ) meeting updating residents on Cornell NYC Tech project (here’s video of full meeting at Part 1 and Part 2 ), Community Board 8 Roosevelt Island Co-Chair Jeff Escobar reported on the CB 8 Roosevelt Island Committee goals and objectives.