tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post9013951736620519467..comments2024-03-24T03:30:03.604-04:00Comments on Roosevelt Islander Online: RIRA Public Safety Committee Recommends Studying Replacing Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department With Off Duty NYPD Officers, Seeks Greater Access To Public Safety Incident Information and Results of Prior InvestigationROOSEVELT ISLANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15976748588427716146noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-83376620103614499182013-05-20T09:25:21.115-04:002013-05-20T09:25:21.115-04:00Just desire to say your article is as astounding. ...Just desire to say your article is as astounding. The clarity on your post <br />is just spectacular and that i could suppose you are <br />a professional in this subject. Fine together <br />with your permission allow me to seize your feed to stay updated with imminent post.<br />Thank you one million and please continue the gratifying <br />work.<br /><br />My web page ... <a href="http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-50290286318150640172013-01-19T23:32:09.443-05:002013-01-19T23:32:09.443-05:00Wow, are you now saying that 8 teenagers had the c...Wow, are you now saying that 8 teenagers had the crap beat out of them by the PSD cops? Your stories just keep getting better and better.Starskynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-88674741601463384512013-01-18T21:23:16.239-05:002013-01-18T21:23:16.239-05:00Eastwood exited in 2007 - long after Vass exited R...Eastwood exited in 2007 - long after Vass exited RIOC. Even if the resident RIOC Board members in '07 (or the year before) would have wanted to get more for the Eastwood ground lease transfer, they would have been totally "nullified" by the vast majority of "patronage" Board members and the Pataki appointee Board Pres. Berman. The Rep admin in Albany wanted things to go CheshireKittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-29448048417250966802013-01-17T11:17:46.137-05:002013-01-17T11:17:46.137-05:00Why no PSD status for November and December?
Mr. ...Why no PSD status for November and December?<br /><br />Mr. Guerra:<br /><br />I've checked regularly, and it seems that you've stopped posting PSD monthly stats since October:<br /><br />"http://rioc.com/psdstats/stats.pdf"<br /><br />When will the monthly stats be available? Thanks.<br />[E-mailed to RIOC and PSD today.]Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-88749080188808437232013-01-17T11:10:27.506-05:002013-01-17T11:10:27.506-05:00westviewgirl: right, but a couple twists. We do ha...westviewgirl: right, but a couple twists. We do have NYPD coverage (we're 19th Precinct in Manhattan, but served by the 114th Precinct in Queens). The problem with mere NYPD coverage is that it is based upon crime statistics and Roosevelt Island (sector R of the 114) is one of the safest sectors in Queens. Thus, if we merely let our tax dollars get what we pay for, we would have very little Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-82992953580278870182013-01-17T10:45:54.672-05:002013-01-17T10:45:54.672-05:00I agree we need NYPD here. We are part of the city...I agree we need NYPD here. We are part of the city, and we all pay taxes for city services. We NEED police service here. PSD should be trained and promoted to NYPD with all the perks and benefits. !4,000 people live here? Where is the Police dept? The old days of RI being the quiet Mayberry are long gone. Drugs, gangs, and crime are here and will be growing going foward. It needs to happen verywestviewgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-91294395455293459922013-01-17T10:40:33.804-05:002013-01-17T10:40:33.804-05:00I really get frustrated with all the talk about a ...I really get frustrated with all the talk about a " democracy " here on RI. fThis place is run more like a Monarchy than anything else. Elitists with huge egos and no personality and knowledge on how to treat and talk to people are everywhere. Being polite and kind to people is something that should be taught early in life. Maybe that did not happen. Self consuming personalites should westviewgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-69798875443860145142013-01-17T08:42:06.689-05:002013-01-17T08:42:06.689-05:00Ms. Foxx, Director Keith Guerra and RIOC/PSD have ...Ms. Foxx, Director Keith Guerra and RIOC/PSD have had ample opportunity to speak to the community, but they choose not to. For example, I've heard Rick and Dick Lutz had some grumblings from RIOC over the past couple months, and their response was: What was factually incorrect? Silence was RIOC's response. So when I point out Director Guerra seems to be more concerned with subjects Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-68637616968634230002013-01-16T23:08:08.665-05:002013-01-16T23:08:08.665-05:00I agree with Cheshire in that I would also like to...I agree with Cheshire in that I would also like to hear from Guerra. All we get on this blog is a lot of negative feedback on PSD, but no response from them. I know he has had a few Town Hall type meetings in the past. I attended one on gangs and another on crime prevention. Funny thing was, I saw the same 20 or 30 people at both. I don't really think the people who should go to these Samantha Foxxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-14395053025997112432013-01-16T15:49:26.537-05:002013-01-16T15:49:26.537-05:00Joe Carbo: I don't have a copy of the agreemen...Joe Carbo: I don't have a copy of the agreement. If you'd like, you can drop a copy for me at the Island House doorman and I will look further. Thanks.Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-55892604918131473842013-01-16T14:23:26.292-05:002013-01-16T14:23:26.292-05:00frank what would you like to pay. the rent you ar...frank what would you like to pay. the rent you are paying now. or 30 percent of all your income. and i mean all of your income not just your pay check.Joe Carbohttp://www.facebook.com/joe.carbo.35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-28038683637868569552013-01-16T13:39:35.395-05:002013-01-16T13:39:35.395-05:00frank i am paying 500 dollars more in rent because...frank i am paying 500 dollars more in rent because i am in sec8 .if i was in lap my rent would be 500dollars less this how cazy this agreement is. they placed working middle income i. sec 8 this is why wendy was forced to move out<br /> i think you do not understand how bad this agreement is for the w orking middle income .people these people are getting hurt.when you see the agreement youJoe Carbohttp://www.facebook.com/joe.carbo.35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-78916932532913643792013-01-16T11:16:37.669-05:002013-01-16T11:16:37.669-05:00CheshireKitty: You bring up a good point, either t...CheshireKitty: You bring up a good point, either they are Albany's flunkies or they have intestinal fortitude. Let's game this out.<br /><br /><br />Possibility #1 is they just go along with the Governor (because many resident RIOC Board members see their membership as the highest rung in social status on the Island and everything must be done to protect that status), which means you'Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-9123446325314761892013-01-16T10:03:52.128-05:002013-01-16T10:03:52.128-05:00Joe Carbo: There's a very simple reason why Ea...Joe Carbo: There's a very simple reason why Eastwood did not turn co-op or condo. With 85-90% of the apartments in Section 8, then the conversion to ownership would have likely failed because little money would have been raised through the sale of apartments. If a Section 8 tenant is paying $200-400/month, what kind of mortgage do you think they could pay? My point is merely a financial Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-40959898353830183172013-01-16T01:10:27.748-05:002013-01-16T01:10:27.748-05:00Pigeons have colonized the major cities of the wor...Pigeons have colonized the major cities of the world. There is a reason for that. They are adaptable, and being self-taming, they are usually liked by residents. As we know, pigeons or doves, are even symbols of peace, and in Christianity, have even become a symbol of a component of the Supreme Divinity, as the Holy Spirit, which is often depicted as a white dove, or pigeon. Pigeons were CheshireKittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-52493574537917199852013-01-16T00:48:56.115-05:002013-01-16T00:48:56.115-05:00Why not have a PSD Public Forum or Town Hall Meeti...Why not have a PSD Public Forum or Town Hall Meeting regarding the recent incidents? Let the PSD explain exactly what are the laws regarding trespassing so they are clear to all. The teens that were busted for taking shelter in the stairwell may not have been aware that they were technically trespassing by doing so. If I decide to take the stairs in my building instead of the elevator in orderCheshireKittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-48616123365826992212013-01-16T00:36:42.629-05:002013-01-16T00:36:42.629-05:00Joe - you think Ron got rich, got personally rich,...Joe - you think Ron got rich, got personally rich, because he landed in LAP? None of the LAP tenants were rich or became rich off of LAP. LAP is rent stabilization + 1%. The person to "blame" is Serge - for not having the backbone to insist on rent stabilization, straight rent stabilization with no added percentage, plus no downsizing. That would have been a good deal - in fact, a CheshireKittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-85815249006600681622013-01-16T00:33:06.740-05:002013-01-16T00:33:06.740-05:00Hey, has everyone suddenly forgotten that Pataki w...Hey, has everyone suddenly forgotten that Pataki was in office throughout all these fiascos - the EW exit, the Octagon & ST give-aways? And the RIOC Board - wasn't it dominated by Albany appointees? Does anyone really think the 3 resident Board members could have stood up to the Albany "puppets" on the Board - "puppets" insofar as they were there merely to carry outCheshireKittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-80431419194037760022013-01-16T00:22:35.912-05:002013-01-16T00:22:35.912-05:00C'mon Joe - there was no critical mass within ...C'mon Joe - there was no critical mass within EW to convert it to a coop. Only then would it have benefited the tenants. But, if you ask me, a far simpler exit would have simply been to extend rent stabilization without an additional 1% to all tenants - no LAP, no Sec 8. As far as the bldg changing hands several times after it exited, I'm sure that's what Belsen had in mind from CheshireKittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-66323966196455739742013-01-15T23:36:24.644-05:002013-01-15T23:36:24.644-05:00well matt was right when he said the people who ma...well matt was right when he said the people who made this agreement were just looking to geta good deal for their apartments of couse that would be ron vass and<br /> the other members of the eastwood building committee.ron vass should hang his head in shame when he walks on main st .frank when i see you on main st. i will give you a copy of the agreement. so you can see how these people sold Joe Carbohttp://www.facebook.com/joe.carbo.35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-19263166371800362942013-01-15T16:30:33.472-05:002013-01-15T16:30:33.472-05:00matt katz says in an interveiw with the wire. that...matt katz says in an interveiw with the wire. that the people in eastwood are secure. really matt. why dont you ask wendy heash who had to move into westveiw. after living in eastwood for over 30 years<br /><br />while you were rira pres. ypu were asked to help people like wendy so she would not have to move so you are aware of whats happending as she did not want to move.and then you say in Joe Carbohttp://www.facebook.com/joe.carbo.35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-35928700333163072612013-01-15T15:23:55.429-05:002013-01-15T15:23:55.429-05:00Here's a bigger picture of RIOC's FOIL pro...Here's a bigger picture of RIOC's FOIL process, which RIOC's legal department (headed by Don Lewis) manipulates the flow of information. I have made several FOIL requests and, typically, RIOC does not provide all the information or delays providing it (there's a 5-day for acknowledgement, and a 20-day deadline for documents). In some cases, RIOC (illegally) withholds the Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-3700860403215922012013-01-15T13:31:43.158-05:002013-01-15T13:31:43.158-05:00I am asking RIOC to provide additional information...I am asking RIOC to provide additional information, hopefully it answers those same questions. A Deputy Chief getting suspended for "willful violation or neglect to comply ...", however, is a big deal, right? My curiosity is piqued, too.Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-79938131249962367672013-01-15T12:31:42.301-05:002013-01-15T12:31:42.301-05:00Was this individual suspended without pay pending ...Was this individual suspended without pay pending an investigation into alleged wrongdoing? You need to find out more than just whether the person was suspended. What's the entire chain of events? Was this person reinstated following an investigation in which no wrongdoing was found?Jesse Websternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008819998091697653.post-15595481948347500222013-01-15T10:36:42.641-05:002013-01-15T10:36:42.641-05:00In short, Eastwood was a simple M-L exit, with a c...In short, Eastwood was a simple M-L exit, with a compliant RIOC Board (Kraut, Stewart, Ponton?). Why David Kraut allowed a loss of a thousand units of affordable housing, I don't know. The GDP (General Development Plan) was violated, too. Over a decade, there were lots of bad real estate deals that stunted the financial growth of RIOC and the Island, Mr. Kraut was involved in all of them.<Frank Farancenoreply@blogger.com