Soar Like A Bird High Over Roosevelt Island - Fantastic Aerial View Of Lighthouse Park, East River Waterfront, Long Island City, Randall's Island & More
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Posted by ROOSEVELT ISLANDER at 8:40:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Aerial View , Drone , EAST RIVER , Lighthouse Park , Long Island City , Waterfront
The Roosevelt Island Twitterverse asks why Roosevelt Island subway station and ferry dock not salted and cleared of snow today.
And gets response.
@Rooseveltisland Hi it seems none of the footpaths around the subway station were salted today. As far as you know is this normal for RI?— Dave (@Dave57643578) February 20, 2019
Yes. I think @NYCTSubway is supposed to salt and shovel but I can’t recall them doing it. @RIOCny @BenKallos @SeawrightForNY @SenatorSerrano— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) February 20, 2019
Thanks for letting me know. We’ll reach out and try to get this dealt with as soon as possible.— Sen. Jose M. Serrano (@SenatorSerrano) February 21, 2019
Same thing with the ferry.— Paul Morgan (@Jumanjiman) February 20, 2019
It was a slippery mess.
Good Evening, @Rooseveltisland! Thank you for letting us know. We will contact our partners at the city that manage the landings so they can send a team to the barge with salt. Have a great evening! -M— NYC Ferry (@NYCferry) February 20, 2019
Hello @Rooseveltisland We were just updated that the barge for Roosevelt Island was just salted. Thanks again for letting us know! -M
— NYC Ferry (@NYCferry) February 21, 2019
Posted by ROOSEVELT ISLANDER at 8:30:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: F Train , MTA , Serrano , snow clean up , Subway
Today was one of those rare snow days this year when Roosevelt Island kids could go sledding.
It's snowing today. Where do Roosevelt Island kids go to sled now the the Southtown Riverwalk Hill no longer available because of construction of new building? pic.twitter.com/eYtU1DVejX— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) February 20, 2019
... that the grass on the campus hills are still developing so they need to keep people off the grass.
But once they are developed in a year to a year and a half, Cornell Tech will revisit the idea of sledding on the campus hills....
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Operations Advisory Committee is meeting tomorrow, February 21.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Operations Advisory Committee of the RIOC Board of Directors will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 5:00 P.M. at RIOC Capital Planning and Projects Office, 680 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York.My understanding is that the art sculpture gift is a large 30 foot statue of a Dollar Bill sited on land next to Octagon Field near the Tom Otterness Marriage of Real Estate and Money sculptures in East River.
AGENDA:
5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.:
Chair’s Motion for Executive Session to Discuss:
a. Pending Litigation
b. Vendor’s Performance under the Contract Financial History of Corporation
6:00 P.M.:
1. Gift of Art Sculpture
2. Landscaping Request for Proposal
3. Lighthouse Bridge Repair (Emergency)
4. Tram Track Rope Project
5. Octagon Field Construction award
6. Sportspark Design Request for Proposal
7. Blackwell House Interior Restoration for Saratoga Associates Change Order 4 & 5
8. Motorgate Assessment and Graphics - Lawrence Group
9. Any Other Committee Business that May be Brought Before the Committee
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The Open Meetings Law of the State of New York requires that all public bodies conduct meetings, convened for the purpose of officially conducting public business, in a manner open to attendance by the general public to observe and listen.
Posted by ROOSEVELT ISLANDER at 2:10:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Lighthouse Park Footbridge , Octagon Field , public art , RIOC Operations Committee
Here's how the MTA cleans the Roosevelt Island F Train Subway platform.
According to this January 20, 2019 MTA Press Release:
CAR & STATION HEAVY DUTY CLEANING PROGRAMUPDATE 4:15 PM - The Twitterverse asks:
The car and station heavy duty cleaning program is an essential component of the Subway Action Plan and coordinates with other Subway Action Plan initiatives. It was launched in December 2018 and work is getting underway this month. The Subway Action Plan allocated approximately $200 million to the overall car and station program. This element of the car and station program involves numerous contractors to perform a one-time blitz targeting 100 priority stations and up to 3,000 cars - for intensive cleaning and refurbishment. Funded by the Subway Action Plan, the plan is to show demonstrable results over the next several months. Once refurbished, regular procedures can maintain the higher level of condition and service. An additional goal of the program is to give NYC Transit and its permanent workforce insight into new techniques, processes and materials that may enhance NYC Transit’s operations for many years to come.
Does anyone know if there are plans to fix the water leaks onto the platform? The tiles can get quite slippery.
— Dave (@Dave57643578) February 19, 2019
Good question. The Roosevelt Island F Train Subway platform has been leaking since at least 2008. Any help on this @NYCTSubway https://t.co/0rEfzsRuF2 pic.twitter.com/UCOw5EM4v4
— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) February 19, 2019
Last Saturday night, a Roosevelt Island resident reported the following incident at the Roosevelt Island Tram Circle (picture taken Sunday afternoon).
Did anyone else just hear or witness the explosive noise (and subsequent smoke) near the north side of the tram station? My concierge thought it involved a car chase and someone else thought she saw a gun.A Tram rider saw the incident and added:
The concierge says the main car spinning out over and over was a high end Mercedes. I could only see the smoke (after the noise) off to the east side of my bldg and at least 2 men run to a red truck, get in the truck, and drive off super fast.
The concierge says someone was outside walking their dog while the main car (Mercedes?) was doing circles, and she thought they were pointing guns at one another. The smell of burning rubber was in our building after that.
After I visited with the concierge about it, I came back to my apartment and 30 minutes later decided I should let the Roosevelt Island police know about the red car that I could see out my window (not the main car involved per the concierge). When I called the police to give the details he said that their patrol had just completed, and the area was fine. I tried again to explain that the incident was 45 minutes prior but that I thought they should be on the look-out for the types of cars involved. The person I was speaking with was not interested in details.
It was 10:30pm on a warm Saturday night so anyone could have been hit through recklessness (if that is all it was). I wish the police had been interested in hearing these details.
It was some lunatic doing donuts with their car at the roundabout near the tram. It happened as I was boarding it earlier.Another witness reported seeing a car speeding down East Main Street past Riverwalk Building at over 50 mph.
I saw the tire marks very clearly from the tram cabin. Likely someone recklessly showing off their new ride. Some people really don't deserve a license.
Posted by ROOSEVELT ISLANDER at 1:16:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Gun , Public Safety , speeding , traffic
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