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FDNY Responds With 21 Vehicles And 79 Firefighters/EMS Personnel To Roosevelt Island Manhattan Park Fire This Morning

Over One Hundred Roosevelt Island Residents Come Out In Force Seeking Answers At Boisterous April 15 Steam Plant Demolition Town Hall Meeting

CBS & ABC New York TV Stations Report On Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Petal Protectors

RIOC President BJ Jones Says Roosevelt Island Community Feedback “Instrumental In Identifying Ways To Improve Residents’ Quality Of Life”

NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin Announces Participatory Budgeting Vote Week April 11-19, All District 5 Residents 11 Years And Older Are Eligible To Pick Their Favorite Projects

Roosevelt Island Residents Seek Support Of NYC Mayor Mamdani To Stop The Steam Plant Demolition

RIOC April 2026 Newsletter Reports On Roosevelt Island Infrastructure Repairs, April 15 Steam Plant Town Hall, 50 Accomplishments In 2025 But Nothing On Long Tram Lines

You’re Invited To A Weekend Of Art, Classical Fortepiano Music And Participatory Portrait Workshop At Roosevelt Island RIVAA Gallery

Wulfgar’s On The Roosevelt Island Tram – Nighthawks Film With Sylvester Stallone Screening Friday Night April 10 At LIC Greats Of Craft Rooftop Patio

RIOC Board Of Directors Meeting Thursday April 9, One Roosevelt Island Tram Cabin Out Of Service For $1.6 Million Maintenance Overhaul From September To November 26 Among Agenda Items

LATEST COMMENTS

Dee on Any Roosevelt Island Residents Interested In East River Kayaking With Nearby LIC Community Boathouse?April 20, 2026 4:43 pm
What would be neat is for a small marina operation to be established on the Island, at least for tie…
Dee on Any Roosevelt Island Residents Interested In East River Kayaking With Nearby LIC Community Boathouse?April 20, 2026 4:39 pm
Sounds like fun, but just keep in mind that East River kayaking is not for novices. You are exposed to…
Dee on CBS & ABC New York TV Stations Report On Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Petal ProtectorsApril 20, 2026 4:34 pm
That is so sad that we need 'Petal Protector' volunteers (God bless them!) to protect our flowering cherry (and other)…
Joe L. on FDNY Responds With 21 Vehicles And 79 Firefighters/EMS Personnel To Roosevelt Island Manhattan Park Fire This MorningApril 18, 2026 8:56 pm
Another 20+ fire dept. vehicles came across the bridge from Queens at 8:15 p.m. tonight. Some went to the Octagon;…
David Stone on Over One Hundred Roosevelt Island Residents Come Out In Force Seeking Answers At Boisterous April 15 Steam Plant Demolition Town Hall MeetingApril 18, 2026 3:23 am
So, where was Julie Menin? Wasn't she elected to represent constituents' concerns? Too busy raising her profile while seeking to…
Barbara Parker on Sewing Machine And Printer/Copier Clogging Trash Chute The Cause Of Latest Roosevelt Island AVAC Underground Garbage Removal System OutageApril 17, 2026 8:26 am
Excellent idea.
Rosemary M Kleinberg on Roosevelt Island Farmers Market Returns To Good Shepherd Plaza Saturday April 4 Featuring A Wide Variety Of Healthy And Tasty Fresh Fruits, Vegetables & Much MoreApril 16, 2026 10:32 am
Good Morning, Thank you for patching up the pot holes by IS 217. I thought that they were going to…
Rocco on Here We Go Again, Long Lines At Roosevelt Island Tram Station Full Of Sightseeing Tourists Angers Residents Trying To Get HomeApril 9, 2026 3:34 pm
For RIOC and the MTA it’s $$$$ earned during this busy season. Like most issues that go nowhere it’s either…
David Stone on Here We Go Again, Long Lines At Roosevelt Island Tram Station Full Of Sightseeing Tourists Angers Residents Trying To Get HomeApril 7, 2026 2:41 am
Same old song. It should be obvious to anyone by now that the "team" of RIOC, Menin and Hochul will…
Rocco on Join The Roosevelt Island Pothole Patrol And Report Roadway Potholes For A Fast Fix By The RIOC Maintenance TeamApril 2, 2026 12:26 pm
East and West Main Streets under Queensboro Bridge are my fave potholes. It's archaeology powered by vehicles. Z bricks and…
Rosemary M Kleinberg on Join The Roosevelt Island Pothole Patrol And Report Roadway Potholes For A Fast Fix By The RIOC Maintenance TeamApril 2, 2026 12:08 am
Well here it is April 1, 2026 and the pot hole is still on the ramp coming down to the…
Christina D. on Roosevelt Island Farmers Market Returns To Good Shepherd Plaza Saturday April 4 Featuring A Wide Variety Of Healthy And Tasty Fresh Fruits, Vegetables & Much MoreApril 1, 2026 9:03 pm
Haki Compost Collective continues year round at Motorgate Plaza each Saturday 9 am to 2 pm collecting resident’s food scraps…
Rocco on Join The Roosevelt Island Pothole Patrol And Report Roadway Potholes For A Fast Fix By The RIOC Maintenance TeamMarch 30, 2026 11:59 am
Susan, I tested the link again, I get the sign up link from my phone, but nothing from my desktop…
Rocco on Join The Roosevelt Island Pothole Patrol And Report Roadway Potholes For A Fast Fix By The RIOC Maintenance TeamMarch 28, 2026 7:21 am
Susan, There is indeed a link to sign up. Easy to miss though as it’s in small text. It’s right…
Susan on Join The Roosevelt Island Pothole Patrol And Report Roadway Potholes For A Fast Fix By The RIOC Maintenance TeamMarch 27, 2026 11:02 pm
I would like to start submitting maintenance requests but the Brightly link given doesn’t allow new user signups. So what’s…
Matthew Katz on Long Time Roosevelt Island Resident & Scoutmaster Geoffrey David Kerr Passed Away Last Week At 89 Years Of AgeMarch 23, 2026 1:13 pm
Your dad was a friend and the provider of Christmas trees and wreaths through the Scouts for many years. When…
Francine on Long Time Roosevelt Island Resident & Scoutmaster Geoffrey David Kerr Passed Away Last Week At 89 Years Of AgeMarch 23, 2026 12:21 pm
Mr. Kerr was a true gem. When the cat rescue organization Island Cats needed a place to temporarily hold stray…
Penelope Cannon on Long Time Roosevelt Island Resident & Scoutmaster Geoffrey David Kerr Passed Away Last Week At 89 Years Of AgeMarch 22, 2026 10:07 pm
Jeff was a lovely friend, neighbor and supporter of RI.
Rosemary M Kleinberg on Join The Roosevelt Island Pothole Patrol And Report Roadway Potholes For A Fast Fix By The RIOC Maintenance TeamMarch 21, 2026 12:34 am
What about the ramp their's a big pothole their they missed. How about the uneven roadway by IS 217 I…
Rocco on Join The Roosevelt Island Pothole Patrol And Report Roadway Potholes For A Fast Fix By The RIOC Maintenance TeamMarch 20, 2026 11:15 pm
It's a 3.6 mile loop, what is there to report ??? RIOC, you can walk it and note the issues…

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