The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Public Safety Department (PSD) is hosting a community engagement meeting Tuesday July 22 at the Good Shepherd Community Center (543 Main Street) from 6-7 PM with PSD Chief Kevin Brown.
Come share your Roosevelt Island Public Safety concerns and ask Chief Brown any questions you may have including follow up information on the July 4 late night/July 5 early morning Main Street gunshots.
During the May 21 PSD Community Engagement meeting, Chief Brown:
… emphasized the low level of crime on Roosevelt Island but acknowledged there are instances of domestic violence and incidents related to mental illness…
Among the other issues discussed at the May 21 meeting were:
- Petit larcenies (shoplifting) at Duane Reade
- Main Street traffic enforcement and safety
- Dogs running unleased on ballfields chasing children and adults,
- PSD giving tickets and towing cars from private building driveways and
- Decrease in quality of life caused by outdoor marijuana smoking and loitering in front of Roosevelt Landings.
Here’s the May 21 PSD Community Engagement meeting.