This Holiday Season We Celebrate The Warmth Of Our Friendships. Thank You For Your Trust And Support - The Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Older Adult Center
You're invited to the annual Roosevelt Island Holiday Pop Up Market Saturday and Sunday December 14-15 at the Senior Center (546 Main Street).
The Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Older Adult Center is hosting a community Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway Monday 25
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SPONSORED BY GRUBHUB AND SPREADING LOVE IN PARTNERSHIP WTITH DISTRICT 5 COUNCIL MEMBER JULIE MENIN PRESENTSThanksgiving Turkey GiveawayAvailable for the Roosevelt Island Community this holiday season.Monday November 25Pick up: RI Older Adult 100 Center - 546 Main St.11:00am - 1:00pm100 Turkeys to be Given Away for residents of Roosevelt IslandFirst come, first served until they’re gone! Bring your own bags and carts.
Also, the Roosevelt Island Cafe @Cornell Tech annual pre Thanksgiving lunch menu
of Turkey with all the Fixings and Pumpkin Pie is tomorrrow, Wednesday November 20.
Northwell Health is providing Free Health Screening Services at the Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Older Adult Center (548 Main Street) Thursday April 18 from 9:00 AM -4 PM. No appointment is necessary and no insurance needed.
The health screening services are available to everyone in the Roosevelt Island community and not limited to members of the Older Adult Center.
Here's a video from Northwell Health describing the healthy aging secrets of centenarians. According to the Northwell You Tube page:
You might think that living a full life past 100 is a stretch, but these centenarians say otherwise: They’re active, inspired and full of energy after 100-plus years and counting. They shared their New Year's resolutions in a commercial from Northwell Health, and now they’re revealing their thoughts on healthy aging. From diet and exercise to purpose, pets and stress, these centenarians share their wisdom on a life well lived. And joining us in the 20-Minute Health Talk studio with a professional perspective on healthy aging: Maria Carney, MD, FACP, chief of geriatric and palliative medicine at Northwell Health, and former health commissioner for Nassau County.Northwell Health is New York State’s largest healthcare provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, 850 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians....
During the April 3 Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Board of Directors meeting Public Session, Roosevelt Island resident Mary McCechan and Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Older Adult Center Director Lisa Fernandez asked RIOC to implement a free access program for use by limited income Roosevelt Island seniors at the Sportspark pool
... Older adults are the nations fastest growing population. The number of older adults in the State has ballooned. In New York City in this next deck decade, the number of older adults will surpass the number of children for the first time in history.
Governments and responsible community agencies are realigning and preparing policy and programs for these changing demographics across this nation.
The most serious challenges for older adults center on isolation, health, well-being and living on a fixed income.
The pool at SportsPark can address all these challenges. Yet for older adults, the utilization of the pool has dropped by almost 47% from 285 to the current registration of 151.
Given our current inflation rate, living on a fixed income has become particularly difficult. Cost is the biggest stated reason for older adults, not using the pool.
Traditionally during non-peak hours, there have always been free pool hours for the seniors on Roosevelt Island. We are asking that free hours for senior swimming be reestablished.
This is about community building and as stakeholders together we can help ensure that older adults are active and engaged members of the Roosevelt Island community....
A few weeks ago, several island seniors met with our Constituent Services Department to discuss ways to improve senior utilization of Sportspark, specifically in the pool, which has always been a popular destination. It was a productive meeting, with our Constituent Services Department stating they would take the feedback back to Sportspark for review, and the Senior group indicating they would also bring it up at the next meeting of the RIOC Board of Directors. Following those events, the Sportspark team put together this new plan to offer free swim periods for island seniors on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 am to 2 pm, starting April 15th. Additionally, for seniors who want to get active but may not want to swim, we’re also now offering a free afternoon yoga chair class every Tuesday from 12 pm to 12:45 pm in the Sportspark fitness studio. Seniors interested in taking advantage of these special program periods simply need to show ID at the Sportspark desk for proof of age.
We understand that many seniors are on a fixed income, and although Sportspark is already incredibly well-priced, we thought it was important to make these additional services available for older adults in the community who may have been on the fence about visiting the Sportspark complex.
How come if you use this program, you can’t use during other hours?
Mr Daniels replied:
We still have the reduced rate of $25 per month for seniors to use the facility anytime, whenever they want. These special hours and programs are designed for folks on a more limited fixed income, during hours we think will be popular.
Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Older Adult Center Director Lisa Fernandez adds:
This was a team effort; Mary McCechan, Elizabeth Berg, Ronnye Halper and myself originally met with Bryant Daniels & Amanda Dominguez.They were very receptive and willing to listen. I’m really happy the older adult community has additional opportunities to stay fit and active.
Also, pleased that RIOC has been very open and communicative.
Again, a team effort with a good outcome!
Here's Ms McCechan and Ms Fenandez speaking at the April 3 RIOC Board meeting Public Session.
Kudos to the new Interim RIOC leadership of Deputy General Counsel Gerrald Ellis, Chief Financial Officer Dhru Amin, RIOC Board member Howard Polivy and the rest of the RIOC Board for listening and engaging with the Roosevelt Island residents to better serve our community.
The Sportspark recreational facility was re-opened May 19, 2023 after a $12 million renovation and an initial huge increase in fee schedule imposted by the prior RIOC administration which was reversed after widespread community protest.
Come along on a tour of the Sportspark recreational facility given during its May 19 re-opening ceremony.
More info on the Roosevelt Island Sportspark recreational facility programs, schedules and fees at the RIOC website.
The Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Older Adult Center is hosting a Free Health And Resource Fair Thursday from 10:00 AM to 1 PM at the Good Shepherd Plaza.
All Are Welcome.
Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) President Judy Berdy and Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Older Adult Program Executive Director Lisa Fernandez report about chipped and peeling benches from the 1940's Welfare Island City Hospital Laundry Room being painted and refinished for the outdoor garden at the Senior Center by the
Roosevelt island Operating Corp. (RIOC) after a conversation they had with RIOC President Shelton Haynes.
According to Ms Berdy:
... We've been after RIOC for a little bit over a year and saying could you please help us get them refinished and they finally came through.
Ms Fernandez adds:
Shelton did a little tour of the Senior Center just to stop and say hello. He said what can we do for the Senior Center. I said come out to the garden, how about the benches. He had them done within a week. Within two weeks they were both done and returned to us.
So thank you Shelton.
According to Roosevelt Island's Gallery RIVAA:
On Saturday, November 5th, from 5-8 PM You're Invited To The Opening Reception of “Selected Works from the Roosevelt Island Carter Burden Network- Older Adult Center Art Workshop,”a Community Exhibition at RIVAA Gallery.
This exhibition features paintings and collages by participants of the Art Workshop at the Roosevelt Island Carter Burden Adult Center led by John Mendelsohn.
Gallery RIVAA is located at 527 Main Street.
The Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main Street) invites you to:
Join us for an info session with NYC Ferry and apply for Reduced Fare at 12:30pm (in-person).
NYC Ferry (“NYCF”) administers the Ferry Discount Program (“Ferry Discount Program”). The Ferry Discount Program permits eligible individuals to purchase a reduced fare One-Way Ticket for the NYCF. Ferry Discount Program eligible riders include:
- Senior citizens, aged 65 and older;
- Persons with disabilities;
- Current participants in the Fair Fares NYC program.
Click here to view NYC Ferry Discount Program Frequently Asked Questions
For Persons with disabilities, download the Reduced Fare Application for Persons with Disabilities PDF to start the process.
For Senior Citizens, download the Reduced Fare Application for Senior Citizen PDF to start the process.
For Current participants in the Fair Fares NYC program, download the Reduced Fare Application for Current participants in the Fair Fares NYC program PDF to start the process....
NYC Mayor Eric Adam announced the new NYC Ferry fare system last July 6 at the Astoria Ferry dock and answered questions about Roosevelt Island ferry service.
Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah has been covered by some of the great singer's of our time.
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a definitive exploration of Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.”#HallelujahFilm opens July 1 in NY & LA. Coming Soon to a theater near you. pic.twitter.com/Ne15aCYO9K
— Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Documentary (@CohenHallelujah) May 6, 2022
Today, the Carter Burden Network
Roosevelt Island Senior Center
Choral Singers presented their version of the classic Leonard Cohen song
Hallelujah.
The Roosevelt Island Senior Center
Choral Singers
performed these favorite tunes too
during their concert this afternoon.
Will have more video of the Roosevelt Island Senior Center Choral Singers soon.
Here's Leonard Cohen talking about Hallelujah,
performing it.
and
Top 50 cover versions of Hallelujah from The Forward.
Great song and good job by the Roosevelt Island Senior Center Choral Singers.
The Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main Street) is hosting a Renew, Reuse and Rewear Clothing Giveaway of Eileen Fisher women's clothing on Saturday May 14. According to the Senior Center:
Join us tomorrow, May 14, from 10:00-12:00pm for the Eileen Fisher clothes giveaway. Five items per person and unlimited after 12, while supplies last. This event is open to the community.
As part of its commitment to serve the Roosevelt Island community, students at Cornell Tech are encouraged to engage and assist local residents and organizations with their technology needs. According to Cornell Tech:
For example, Agustin Forero is currently working with the Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Senior Center. Mr Forero reports:When Cornell Tech opened on Roosevelt Island in 2017, we joined a community of thousands of very involved and caring people who we are proud to call our neighbors. We were delighted to join a community of over 35 nonprofit and volunteer organizations on the island who work hard every day to improve life on Roosevelt Island — many of whom have become our partners and work with us on a regular basis.
Whether engaging with island youth, older adults, people with disabilities, sustainability advocates, the arts community, island governance, or other community activists, Cornell Tech extends its mission of improving the connection between people and technology to the Roosevelt Island community. In the true land grant tradition, we aim to broadly apply the expertise and resources of Cornell for lasting impact on this wonderful community.
I am a Masters student studying Computer Science at Cornell Tech. I teach Demystifying the Computer at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center, a course with two aims: to teach my students how to use basic technologies (Zoom, iPhones, Windows, etc.), and to contextualize the history and inner workings of the computer. I want to help my students understand that computers aren't the mystical black box some people think them to be -- in reality, they're just very robust calculators!
For Women's History Month, Mr Forero presented a fascinating lecture on the history of Women in Computer Science
including the role played by Ada Lovelace
and Grace Hopper
What do the Roosevelt Island seniors think of the class? Viviane Codderrens said Augustin is a really good instructor and she has benefited from the class. Diane Mangraviti said Agustin is just marvelous!
Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Senior Center (RISC) Executive Director Lisa Fernandez reports:
RISC was awarded a grant for a Radio Theater Residency Program thru the Lower Manhattan Cultural Center. Sounds like a great project. No pre-registration required - just come in!
Radio Theater Intro and History Video 1 from Richard Grunn on Vimeo.
and demonstrates sound effects for Radio Theater.Radio Theater Sound Effects Video 3 from Richard Grunn on Vimeo.
More info on the Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center at their website.
Another example of the Roosevelt Island
Zero Waste movement
taking place Saturday November 6. As previously reported, the annual
Roosevelt Island Pumpkin Smash, turning Halloween waste into nutrient rich compost, returns to the
Manhattan Park lawn this Saturday.
The Eileen Fisher clothing company has a sustainability program to recycle their clothes. According to the Eileen Fisher website:
Welcome to RENEW, a take-back program that gives EILEEN FISHER clothes life beyond your closet. You bring back your old pieces, we find them another home—or turn them into entirely new designs....
The Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main Street) is hosting a free Renew, Reuse and Rewear Clothing Giveaway of Eileen Fisher women's clothing on Saturday November 6 from 10 AM - 1 PM.Meet Eileen Fisher: She has made sustainability a priority through her Renew and Waste No More initiatives which repurposes garments to make artisanal textiles. See the full list here: https://t.co/B0k2PMKeSr #ForbesOver50 pic.twitter.com/YydBvsOsSG
— Forbes (@Forbes) August 12, 2021
Open to the entire Roosevelt Island community. We picked up 1,000 pieces of clothing this morning!!Here's more on the Eileen Fisher Renew program.
Cynthia Power, Director, EILEEN FISHER Renew, describes the various ways the brand is taking back, reselling, and upcycling garments as well as recycling efforts to reduce the amount of textile waste in landfills: https://t.co/glCUW7aDTs
— WhatTheyThink (@whattheythink) June 29, 2021
New York City Department For the Ageing (DFTA) Senior Centers opened today as we continue to resume normal life post Covid 19 pandemic.
According to the Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center (RISC):Senior centers are REOPENING across New York City! Our oldest residents are getting fully vaccinated, protected, and ready to socialize once again! #SummerOfNYC pic.twitter.com/cLJy7ZIY1p
— City of New York (@nycgov) June 14, 2021
RISC has been given the green light to open our doors. NYC Department For The Ageing (DFTA) and our Mayor have given the ok!We will begin slowly, carefully and safely. We have many protocols and guidelines to follow.
The health and safety of our clients and staff are our priority.
We will open the doors at 10:00am, a daily hot congregate meal will be offered with limited seating(25% capacity) daily grab – n- go will also be available.
Folks are welcome to sit in the garden and enjoy their lunch as well.
Initially services will be limited, the computer lab will be open with limited capacity, games on the patio weather permitting, bingo.
A weekly schedule will be available. Case management will be by appointment only to begin.
Hopefully by mid-July more classes and services will become available.
The staff at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center is excited to be welcoming back our members!
We ask that all entering the Senior Center wear a mask. Temporary change of hours; Monday-Friday 10:00am – 3:30 pm
Roosevelt Island Senior Center Director Lisa Fernandez and other staff members were at Roosevelt Island Day celebration last Saturday announcing today's opening and are very excited to welcome everybody back.
Ms Fernandez adds that 60 people visited the Senior Center today.
We are excited to announce the launch of CBN’s 50th Anniversary Campaign! This critical fundraising effort will help raise support for NYC seniors who are still facing challenges due to COVID-19. Please consider donating at https://t.co/0bVDsZMbcS. pic.twitter.com/pfGSSbEmoe
— CarterBurdenNetwork (@CBurdenNetwork) June 2, 2021
According to the Roosevelt Island Disabled Association (RIDA) and Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center:
Please join us for Community Health and Resource Fair on Tuesday, May 18th! We will over 20 resource organizations at Good Shepherd Plaza to discuss their resources from 11 am-3 pm and live fitness demos every half hour.
Many Roosevelt Island residents have expressed outrage and disappointment at the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Public Safety Department (PSD)
Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Public Safety Committee Co-Chair Erin Feely-Nahem reported today a conversation with RIOC PSD Chief Kevin Brown. According to Ms Feely-Nahem:
I spoke to Chief Brown. He said he did not like what he had heard about how ML was treated, and he is scheduling a Community Policing training for all his officers.
As reported by ML
last Tuesday:
... On Friday afternoon, you might have seen a patrol car and two ambulances trailing a senior as she struggled to walk home. That was me. Instead of giving me water or a ride, they watched me as I shuffled home in agony over the course of an hour, apparently waiting for me to collapse from exhaustion before they would do anything to help.
The way they treated me was wrong. I call on the chief of Public Safety to resign: he or a subordinate apparently told the officer on the scene not to help me. And I call for Officer DeJesus—the officer on the scene—to be held accountable for not helping a resident in distress.Here’s how events unfolded.
I was out on a walk to the lighthouse Friday afternoon when I started to feel physically unable to walk all the way back home to Island House, where I have lived for thirty years. I told Officer DeJesus, who was in a patrol car near Octagon that I was a senior person in physical distress, needed to get home fast to rest, and didn’t think I could make it on my own.
He said he was not authorized to give people a ride.
I explained that I was not asking for a joy ride, that driving me home would spare me further exhaustion. He asked for my building name and apartment number. He called his base. He could not do it....
ML's full description of incident is here.
Upon learning of the incident last week, I asked RIOC President Shelton Haynes and PSD Chief Kevin Brown for a response to ML's report. RIOC Public Information Officer Amy Smith replied as follows:
Our Public Safety Department (PSD) adheres to COVID-19 protocols in order to keep the community safe. As a part of these protocols, it is not advisable for individuals – particularly the elderly – to be in close quarters with essential front-line workers such as PSD officers.
Also according to the protocols, our officer called an ambulance, which is equipped to safely aid all individuals. The purpose of our officer following the individual was to ensure their safety until EMS arrived. However, this individual refused the aid that was offered to them.
RIRA Public Safety Committee Co-Chairs Ms Nahem and Shirley Coley respond to the ML incident and RIOC's handling of the matter:
The recent incident involving ML, from Island House, first of all calls into question how COVID-19 protocols are seen and implemented in a concrete situation. Are they working? Do they meet the needs of the community? If this incident is an indicator, we think not.
After a major community struggle back in 2012-14, led by the Roosevelt Island Residents Association Public Safety Committee (RIRA PSC), the Community decided that the rigid, unconstitutional, and abusive policies of the RIOC Public Safety Department under Chief Keith Guerra wasn’t working in resident’s interests and had to be dismantled at the top. Guerra’s style was harsh in general as well as particularly racist in its selection of who to arrest and brutalize. This left our young adults and teenagers with records for minor infractions that ruined their future chances at employment and improvements in their standard of living.
Under Charlene Indelicato’s leadership as RIOC President, major changes to the department were initiated, beginning with the employment of Chief Jack McManus. Consulting closely with the RIRA PSC, the RIOC President and Chief McManus implemented positive policy changes within the department and later brought aboard as Deputy Director Kevin Brown. These changes led to significantly improved Community-PSD interactions that respected the needs and rights of residents and treated residents and visitors to our beautiful Island with care and respect. And, of course, the respect gained was interchangeable and went both ways as community policing on Roosevelt Island developed and bore peaceful fruit. The PSC can report that for years, under Chief McManus and now under Chief Brown complaints against PSD officers are radically down, accompanying the low crime rates that continue.
ML’s situation should never have happened, and was unacceptable, even with COVID protocols. It was a break with the idea of putting the needs of the constituents first. It is unclear from RIOC’s statement how the request for service was handled within the PSD, but the PSC recognizes that Chief Kevin Brown continues the Community Policing project on Roosevelt Island, initiated under the late Chief McManus, and that has not changed.
Before COVID, in response to community members feeling unsafe walking home, following several cases of indecent exposure, Jack McManus and Kevin Brown made it clear that escorts by Public Safety Officers would be available to anyone, they just needed to call. This is still the policy, so what went wrong?
For sure the initial statement issued by the RIOC Communication and Community Affairs department, under Amy Smith’s name is wrong. It is a boilerplate, corporate response, which says nothing. It refuses to acknowledge any failure, or ML’s distress, and fails to offer the community and ML an apology for the way it was handled. As seniors we can understand ML’s “refusal” to accept the ride from an ambulance. Ambulances are not supposed to be utilized as a car service and should be reserved for emergencies. Besides those facts, the cost of an ambulance ride is expensive. Under Erin’s insurance plan it cost $550.00. This is something that any senior who is on a fixed income, or limited budget would want to avoid. Ms. Smith’s statement ignores these factors and seems oblivious to what “Community Policing” on Roosevelt Island would look like. But her superiors in RIOC should know better, and changes should have been made to her statement, making it less caustic before it was issued.
Had ML collapsed, as she struggled home, she might be laying in a hospital bed today, with broken bones, or worse. Litigation would have been inevitable. RIOC got lucky, but ML did not, and she suffered. Is this how RIOC President Shelton Haynes wants his administration to sound? The tone is all wrong! Claiming that the PSD’s refusal to take ML home in the PSD vehicle was “for her safety” is a hard sell. Especially when you know the facts, and the PSD policies. ML was never assessed for her “safety” to be transported. She wasn’t asked if she had been vaccinated, as 1,200 Seniors had recently been. There was also nothing contrary to “COVID protocols” in their encounter, or in the request for a ride. ML would have been seated in the back of the patrol car “masked “ as she was transported back home. Nor was COVID Protocol an issue with any number of solutions that could have been found, to ease her suffering, such as offering her a helping arm to lean on during the walk or providing a bottle of water to stop dehydration.
The facts are that the PS Officer’s response was poorly thought out, as was his superior’s directive. I am confident it will not be repeated, and that those involved in this poorly executed incident will be spoken to. Too often COVID protocols can be misused, and instead of keeping us safe, they create situations where we could be harmed, as this case demonstrates. If ML was being arrested for alleged criminal activity, we would wager she would have been detained in the vehicle. The RIRA PSC expects this situation to be rectified forthwith.
UPDATE 8 PM - According to RIOC President Shelton Haynes:
I would like to offer my sincerest apologies for the incident that occurred last Friday involving a senior resident and our Public Safety Department. The manner in which we engaged with the resident was not the standard we want to uphold.
I have asked our Public Safety Chief, Kevin Brown, to use this unfortunate incident as a teachable moment by reimaging our community policing strategies. He is personally reaching out to the resident to apologize and acknowledge this mishandling of the matter.
Our efforts, as a whole, are to be more mindful of the needs of our community, especially for our most vulnerable neighbors. Our initial response to the Roosevelt Islander blog did not convey my feelings on the subject nor acknowledge any accountability in the matter. As we look to foster improved relationships with the community, we must first begin with learning from mistakes and improving with our actions.
Going forward, we realize that the enforcement of policies and protocols that have been put in place need to be enforced with empathy and compassion. In the interim, we will be taking a long, hard look at our current emergency response procedures, accessing the needs that go beyond protocol and to develop solutions to challenges that arise in our diverse community.
At last count this evening, at least 450 Roosevelt Island residents were inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson single dose Covid 19 vaccination by the Duane Reade/Walgreens pharmacy staff today at the Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center.
The Duane Reade/Walgreens pharmacy staff will be back tomorrow to inoculate more with the Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine.
The vaccine is free. Only people 60 years of age and older as well as school staff and child care workers of any age are eligible for the vaccine at the Senior Center this weekend.
Click here to make an online Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine appointment for Sunday March 14 from 9 am - 5 PM at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main Street).
Online registration is encouraged but walk ins are welcomed as well at the Senior Center.
Roosevelt Island resident and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteer Frank Farance gives us a tour and explains the logistics of today's vaccination procedure.
Click here to register for tomorrow's vaccination or just walk in .
There were alot of happy Roosevelt Islanders today after receiving their vaccine shot.
It could be you tomorrow.
UPDATE 12/15 - 455 vaccinations on Saturday and 777 on Sunday for a total of 1232 at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center this weekend.
More from @RepMaloney at Roosevelt Island #JohnsonAndJohnsonVaccine Covid 29 @Walgreens site today pic.twitter.com/Aj6IbiI1P2
— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) March 14, 2021
... there's a possibility an allotment of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine will be made available on Roosevelt Island in the next few days if there is a significant demand for it....Today, the Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Senior Center announced:
We have great news to share with you all. This weekend the Roosevelt Island Senior Center will be a VACCINATION SITE for the Johnson & Johnson single dose.The vaccine is free. Only people 60 years of age and older as well as school staff and child care workers of any age are eligible for the vaccine at the Senior Center this weekend.
Click on links to make an online Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine appointment for Saturday March 13 from 9 AM-5 PM or Sunday March 14 from 9 am - 5 PM at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main Street).
Online registration is encouraged but walk ins are welcomed as well at the Senior Center.
Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center Executive Director Lisa Fernandez adds:
... We will do our best to get this community vaccinated against Covid 19...
Duane Reade/Walgreens representatives met with Ms Fernandez, and Roosevelt Island residents Mary Coleman and Louella Streitz this afternoon to review the logistics of vaccinating eligible community members at the Senior Center site.
I spoke with them shortly after finishing the site logistic review.
Please click on links to make an online Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine appointment for Saturday March 13 from 9 AM-5 PM or Sunday March 14 from 9 am - 5 PM at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main Street).
Or just walk in to the Senior Center this weekend for your Covid 19 vaccination.
UPDATE 11 PM:Dr. Zucker: “Whether it’s Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer or Moderna, each is safe and effective. So please, when it is your time, get your vaccine. Do it. It’s the only way we will end this crisis, reclaim our lives, and create a better future for everyone.” #VaccinateNY pic.twitter.com/CM3N4kx3aM
— NYSDOH (@HealthNYGov) March 9, 2021
The Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main Street) is offering free flu shots tomorrow. You don't have to be a Senior to get the Flu Shot. It's available to all. Come on by to the Senior Center at 546 Main Street from 10 AM to 12;30 PM for your flu shot.. First come, first serve. Please bring your insurance info.(The Flyer says Seniors Only but I'm told the Flu Shot is available for all)
