Great Roosevelt Island Riverwalk Census Controversy Resolved By Related - Workers Allowed In Buildings But Not Those Cornell Or Sloan Kettering Owns

Census Workers Outside of Riverwalk's 415 Main Street

An update to this Roosevelt Island Census 2010 post regarding workers prohibited from entering buildings earlier this week:

... the Related management at 405 and 415 Main Street would not allow them into their new Luxury rental and condo building to count the number of residents living in the premises...

Last evening, I learned from Census Workers that Related will now allow them into the buildings to do their job and today received this explanation from a Related Companies spokesperson:

... At Riverwalk and all our buildings, we are providing access to Census workers in compliance with the law and our security practices.

We are facilitating access by reaching out directly to our residents via our internal communication system as we do with all visitors to the building. Once it is confirmed that residents are home and available, workers then visit the resident directly...

A reasonable response. Good job by Related in solving the problem quickly.

So, the Great Roosevelt Island 2010 Census Controversy has been been resolved? Well not so fast.

While it is true that Related will accommodate census workers in their Riverwalk Buildings, I have been told that the Riverwalk Buildings owned by Institutions such as Cornell -Weill (465 Main Street) and Memorial Sloan Kettering (475 Main Street) are still not letting Census Workers into their respective buildings to count the residents.

Cornell and Memorial Sloan Kettering should follow the lead of Related and allow the census workers into their respective buildings to count the residents.

UPDATE 3:55 PM - Here is the email blast that Related is sending to Riverwalk residents regarding Census Workers being allowed into the building.

As some of you already know, 2010 Census workers are visiting those households in NYC apartment buildings that did not respond to the paper survey mailed to every residence earlier this year.

Related Management is obligated under federal law to provide access to individuals working for the Census Bureau. Therefore, if a Census worker requests access to your apartment, they will be announced as a guest. If you agree to meet with them, we will send them to your apartment in the same way we send other guests.

Our goal is to satisfy the needs of the Census Bureau while being respectful of your privacy.

If you have any questions, please contact your Resident Service Specialist.