You’re invited to attend the Monday December 1 Manhattan Community Board 8 (CB 8) Roosevelt Island Committee meeting via Zoom starting at 6:30 PM.
Among the Agenda Items are:
- Roosevelt Island – The Next Chapter, BJ Jones, President and CEO of RIOC
- Foodtown pricing, Felicia Ruff, RIRA VP
It is anticipated that Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) President B.J. Jones will discuss the previously reported proposed 10 year extension of the Roosevelt Island Master lease agreement between New York City and New York State as well as the future residential development of the Coler Hospital site and the soon to be demolished Steam Plant.
The NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) hosted a November 20 meeting at Coler Hospital for patients and staff about the future development of the site. Press was not allowed to attend. Tipsters report that no specifics were discussed but that the meeting focused on upcoming community engagement efforts about future development of the Coler site.
Here’s video of the meeting
and the NYC EDC presentation deck
Also being discussed at the December 1 CB 8 Roosevelt Island Committee virtual meeting are residents concerns about unaffordable grocery prices at the local Foodtown supermarket.
UPDATE 12/1 – Here’s video of tonight’s CB 8 Roosevelt Island committee meeting.
This plan is robbing Peter to pay Paul. The insistence on “including the community” in the plans while at the same time assuming the plans will go forward is insulting. Roosevelt Island is a small, finite, space and the plans have already been built out beyond what our fragile infrastructure can withstand. It makes no sense whatsoever to inundate this small island with yet more housing and more people. Further the 11th hour timing of this “plan” as the corrupt mayor Adams is on his way out before Mamdani is sworn in is highly suspect.
We really need transportation, banking and medical services for residents before any further development. Coler hospital should be renovated as a longterm care facility to include medical facilities for residents. Real estate hawks are eyeing Coler which sits on prime real estate. The GDP should be checked to see if it is legal to get rid of the last long term care hospital on Roosevelt Island
Considering more housing on the island is criminal . Developers and BJ Jones don’t ride the tram or subway.