Roosevelt Island Red Bus Grafitti - Report It And RIOC Will Clean It Up
Image of Roosevelt Island Red Bus At Riverwalk StopHave you noticed a grafitti problem on the Roosevelt Island Red Bus? A reader of this post has:
On a red bus related note. Does anyone know if public safety is doing anything to catch who is writing graffiti on the buses? Even one of the new buses has now been tagged. All with the same two or three tags meaning it is most likely a Roosevelt Island resident. It looks horrible and given RIOC's operating budget it will no doubt mar the bus for the next decade.I inquired of Roosevelt Island Public Safety Director Keith Guerra on this subject and he replied quickly:
I contacted Chris Baker from Bus Operations and he stated that, at times, the kids sitting in the back of the buses vandalize the seats or back panels with graffiti. (When seen, the graffiti is removed from the seating areas in the back of the buses.) He will have the buses checked for graffiti today, and have it removed if present.
7 comments :
The Public Safety department needs to make an example of some of the offenders by arresting them.
Seems like Public Safety is a bit to chummy with some of the degenerates on the island. Kids throwing food and trash on the floors in Eastwood are completely ignored when Public Safety does their rounds (the officers often walk right by), and repeated noise complaints are ignored when phoned in. I wouldn't hold my breath for PS to go after the people responsible for this tagging.
Public Service is not just chummy with the kids. Take a look at the PSD passing cars parked on Main Street and delivery trucks that double park even during rush hour,
next to the PSD parking spots just outside their window.
First people complain when PSD is not friendly, now people complain when they are friendly. Whaa, Whaa, Whaa.
Last I checked, PSD officers are not riding the bus, so if you see something, say something.
~Retired NYPD Sergeant
Anonymous #1 is right. You may get a complaint afterwards from a spoiled Roosevelt Island Resident, but continue doing your jobs. Some bloggers act like they don't want or need you here, but the majority of us do.
NYPD says it will never put a substation here because the crime rate is too low. I say the crime rate is low here because of you.
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