From the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse.
Boris and the city. Took my tortoise out for a walk on Roosevelt Island. #NYC #Tortoise #RussianTortoise #Boris pic.twitter.com/cyrfK7RMJn— Andrea Pearson (@saturn2169) September 18, 2015Geese crossing @ Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park https://t.co/xJKEjfr2Uu— ScottyP (@scottpiro) September 19, 2015
According to the MTA Weekender, there will be Roosevelt Island F train service
I don't think I will ever get tired of #NYC! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/FdhXkw0l2F
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) September 18, 2015Entering the unknown on the 2nd half of my #YearInSpace. Got Qs for me? Let's chat! #TweetChat - Sat., 12:45pm CT. pic.twitter.com/LdCoC3VOti
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) September 17, 2015
Pastor Dan Sadlier describes the Roosevelt Island Hope Church missional community activities.
The story of 1 of our 3 missional communities @HopeRooseveltNY #churchasfamily #mainstreet #rooseveltisland https://t.co/lnWEfg2qRq— Dan Sadlier (@dansadlier) September 15, 2015
Both the urgent care and the daycare are expected to open in October. I believe Trellis is a bit behind them.The Cushman & Wakefield Roosevelt Island retail team includes:
We are working with the Cushman and Wakefield team as our new brokers on Main Street. They should have new signage up this week.
Michael AzarianHere's Cushman & Wakefield Roosevelt Island Shops On Main Street Brochure.
T (212) 841-7831
M (201)259-0951
michael.azarian@cushwake.com
Jill Lovatt
T (212) 841-7901
M (212) 486 7000
Jill.Lovatt@cushwake.com
Tyler King
T (212) 841 7905
M (978) 618 8565
Tyler.King@cushwake.com
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Labels: Cushman Wakefield , Hudson Related , Main Street , Main Street Retail Master Lease Agreement , Retail , Trellis , Union Medical Urgent Care
Murder and mayhem on Roosevelt Island... https://t.co/4zvy5BLEET
— JoelCanfield (@JoelCanfield) September 15, 2015
@Rooseveltisland The main character lives on Roosevelt Island and the climax takes place in Lighthouse Park
— JoelCanfield (@JoelCanfield) September 15, 2015
According to the Amazon synopsis:First Lieutenant Robert Davidson. The son of an American military legend and a war hero who died in combat during the Afghanistan conflict.An excerpt from Dark Sky introducing Roosevelt Island:
Or did he?
The answer could bring down a secret military empire – as well as a guy named Max Bowman.
Max is a rapidly aging ex-CIA desk jockey who gets the job of tracking down the truth about Davidson – but his chances of actually discovering it are about half of that of finding a horse wearing a kimono. What Max doesn’t know is that nobody wants the facts – and nobody expects Max to find them.
But Max has to pay the rent. So he takes on the job, which takes him on a road trip into the heart of America’s darkness as well as his own, where he has to deal with exploding homes, brutal murders, a sexy heiress, a misguided teenager and Max’s girlfriend back home who’s cursing him out on a regular basis.
And, oh yeah, a para-military organization that’s just waiting for the right moment to kill him.
It all happens in DARK SKY, a sardonic and suspenseful mystery-thriller in which an underwhelming hero must confront an overwhelming conspiracy - not to mention himself.
... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! When its hot can you PLEASE have the tram operators leave the doors open when docked? We really need the cross ventilation. Some operators do this - and say it's common sense. Others refuse. PLEASE make it a policy! Thank you....And:
... tram still has no cooling controls, nor do the tram stations, which now with the new imprisoning glass sarcophagus cook waiting passengers in the noon day sun....And:
... It's really, really hot and stuffy in that thing...Ms.Smith said there was new, smaller sized air conditioning equipment that might work for the Tram.
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Labels: RIOC Operations Committee , ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM , tram , Tram Air Conditioning , Tram Cabin
The Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) is an honorary co-sponsor of the September 17 Museum of the City of New York symposium titled "Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy".
More than 2M New Yorkers rely on housing rate protection--is it sustainable? Join a symposium on 9/17 @MuseumofCityNY, use code AH17— RIRA (@riraonline) September 16, 2015Learn about the future of #affordablehousing at our 9/17 symposium featuring @BarneyFrank http://t.co/5Iqs4S12hq pic.twitter.com/9iZMpY1Csj— MuseumoftheCityofNY (@MuseumofCityNY) September 15, 2015A Museum Of The City Of New York representative sent the following invitation to RIRA Communications Chair Janet Falk:... I would like to let you know that Roosevelt Island is mentioned numerous times in the Museum’s upcoming exhibition Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy, which will open on September 17th. The exhibition traces over a century of affordable housing activism, documenting the ways in which reformers, policy makers, and activists have fought to transform their city.Ms Falk informed the RIRA Common Council of the invitation during its September 9 meeting.
To kick-off the exhibition, the Museum will host a symposium, “Affordable Housing: What about the Future?” at 5:30 pm on Thursday, September 17th. Speakers including Barney Frank (Former Congressman), John Banks (President of The Real Estate Board of New York), Rafael Cestero (President of The Community Preservation Corporation), Ron Moelis (CEO of L+M Development Partners Inc.), Richard Roberts (Managing Director of Red Stone Equity Partners), Ismene Speliotis (Executive Director of the Mutual Housing Association of New York), Saky Yakas, AIA (Partner at SLCE Architects), and Sam Roberts (Correspondent at The New York Times) will discuss subsidized housing as a way to achieve diversity, neighborhood stability, and, most importantly, as a critical investment in the city’s workforce into the 21st century.
We would be honored if the Roosevelt Island Residents Association would consider serving as an honorary co-sponsor for this symposium and the Museum’s subsequent series of public programs around the exhibition....
Affordable Housing: What about the Future?Click here for more information on the Affordable NY symposium.
A Symposium
Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 pm at the New York Academy of Medicine
For over a century New York, the most expensive city in the nation, has also been a leading provider of affordable housing and a laboratory for innovative housing initiatives. In fact, more than 2,000,000 New Yorkers have market rate protection of some kind for their housing — an estimated total that approaches the size of the population of Houston. Mayor de Blasio’s Housing New York: A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan seeks to add or preserve 200,000 units. How, in the broadest terms, can New York City’s century old legacy of affordable housing be sustained? What will tomorrow’s solutions be and who will fund them? This symposium will bring together housing advocates, developers, community leaders, and city officials. They will discuss how to embrace subsidized housing as a way to achieve diversity and neighborhood stability, and, not least, as a critical investment in the city’s workforce into the 21st century. "Affordable Housing: What about the Future?" is the kick-off symposium of our upcoming exhibition Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy....
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Labels: Affordable housing , Island House Privatization , Mitchell Lama , RIRA , rivercross refinancing , Westview Privatization
A blast from the past. Many years ago, three different subway lines, the Q, B and F stopped at the Roosevelt Island subway station.
... October 29, 1989The NY Times reported on October 29, 1989:
Service begins to the 63 rd Street Extension's three new stations: Lexington Avenue, Roosevelt Island (Manhattan) and 21 st Street (Long Island City, Queens)....
Twenty years after its conception, a new subway-line extension - dubbed the subway to nowhere by its critics -made a ceremonial maiden run yesterday, rumbling under the East River from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island and into Queens. Regular service was to start today on the $868 million line, the first subway to the island....and:
... ''This has been a planning disaster from day one,'' said Representative Bill Green of Manhattan, who was at a first-day ceremony on Roosevelt Island. ''It's been an enormous waste of money.''Click here for the entire NY Times article on 1989 Roosevelt Island subway station opening.
The new line ends abruptly 1,500 feet short of the E, F, G and R lines at Queens Plaza which are used daily by half a million commuters. The M.T.A. hopes to build a connection with these lines, but it may take several years, Ms. Gardner said....
... Q trains will serve the new stops on weekdays and B trains on weekends. The express to Kennedy International Airport will add the Lexington Avenue and Long Island City stops to its service. Service between Manhattan and Queens will operate 24 hours a day.
Survivor of Major Plan
The extension was originally part of a $1.3 billion proposal to build 11 subway lines as well as a lower-level tunnel for the Long Island Railroad. Work under the plan was hampered by the city's fiscal crisis in the mid-1970's and delayed by structural problems and neighborhood protests....
According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Public Safety Daily Incident report:
09/13/15- 1516- 455 Main St.- Assault- PSD/NYPD responded. Referred to NYPD.An NYPD Spokesperson added about the 455 Main Street assault:
09/12/15 – 1636 – 540 Main St – Burglary – PSD/NYPD responded. NYPD report filed.
09/11/15- 2024- 560 Main St.- Grand Larceny- PSD/NYPD responded. Referred to NYPD.
On Sunday September 13, 2015 police responded to a 911 call of an assault. Victim stated that an unknown male did push the victim into a fence causing injury to the victims left wrist. Suspect is male in his 40’s. No arrests investigation ongoing.And about the 560 Main Street Grand Larceny:
On Friday September 11, 2015 police responded to a 911 call of grand larceny. Victim states that she went shopping with a friend and when they returned, the victim was talking to a security guard and the friend left. When the victim returned to the home, they discovered her money missing and the victim's friend had left. No arrests, investigation ongoing.NYPD had no information on the 9/12 burglary at 540 Main Street.
A resident ... contacted me last night concerned that a person knocked on her door at 11 PM claiming to be an Amazon delivery person.
She did not open the door.
I told her to contact PSD.
She contacted PSD last night. PSD said they saw a guy in a delivery uniform carrying 2 boxes but had no further information.
Do you know if this was a legitimate delivery by Amazon or was it a ruse for something else?
It seems strange to have a delivery at 11 PM on a Sunday night from Amazon.
@Rooseveltisland Who sends a delivery on a Sunday night at 11pm?! Please please be careful residents. Don't open the door & call PSD— ♫Yani Iman♀ (@yi_tweets) September 14, 2015Have not heard back from RIOC Public Safety Department yet regarding the delivery incident.... one burglary in last three months which is very good....Roosevelt Island Disabled Association President Jim Bates noted that he sees 20 to 25 Roosevelt Landings apartment doors always unlocked or ajar when he delivers the Wire newspaper. Mr Bates attributed the open doors to residents seeking cross ventilation but did not know for sure.
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Labels: 114 Precinct , assault , burglary , Crime , grand larceny , nypd
Below is Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Island Services Committee (ISC)
RIRA – ISLAND SERVICES COMMITTEE (ISC)Mr. Hamburger provided this update to the Common Council.
REPORT TO COMMON COUNCIL MEETING – 9/9/15
ISC continued to work on our active issues throughout the summer. Updates are below:
Tram Elevators – The old elevator has a number of breakdowns in June. In early July, this elevator was out-of-service due to the breakdown of a critical part. The part was specially fabricated in Canada, with delivery not expected until late August. That’s an unacceptable two month’s outage. The old elevator was back in service at August month end, but was plagued with frequent interruptions due to start-up problems, To make matters worse, the Red Lift also broke down on 4 or 5 times during the July-August period, with outages of 1-2 days each. As necessary, RIOC ran a Red Bus shuttle service from RI to Manhattan.
John Bost, RIOC’s new Director of Engineering, still estimates that the new elevators will be operating in the 3rd Quarter, 2016.
One bit of good news is that the elevator to the street at the “F” 63rd St. station is back in service after an over one year outage to install a new elevator. Originally this elevator was suppose to start-up in Feb., 2015.
Control of Rats – Southtown Commercial Trash Yard – ISC had little success working with the restaurants and Starbucks in bringing the condition of the yard up to Dept. of Sanitation standards. However, we then brought the problem directly to Related, the owner of the land where the trash yard is located and the landlord of the four food businesses. It took Related about 3 weeks to resolve the problem. At present, the trash yard meets standards on most days, with all bins closed, the grounds clean, and recycle cardboard neatly stacked. However, at least once or twice per week the bad days return. ISC will continue to monitor the condition of the trash yard until it’s clear that the problem is fully resolved. If this condition is achieved, we expect that the yard will be free of rats.
ISC will also meet with Wholesome Factory. Their trash bins were usually not closed and overstuffed with garbage.
Sportspark – ISC had a productive meeting in mid-June with Cy Opperman, RIOC’s Director of Operations, and Eddie Perez, Sportspark’s Manager, to review ISC’s Sportspark report and develop action plans. Many of the minor problems have been resolved by the Sportspark staff. However, most of the major problems will likely require projects. RIOC promised to get these projects on the RIOC engineering priority list. ISC will inspect Sportspark in late September for a follow-up review of the condition of the facilities and changes in programs.
Condition of Sidewalks & Paths – RIOC worked in the late spring and early summer to fix the broken sidewalks. Pending an inspection by ISC, it appears that the sidewalks and paths are back to an acceptable and safe condition.
Boy Scouts – ISC’s Boy Scout program has been placed on “hold”. In mid-August, ISC’s “lead person” (Frank Farance) unexpectedly and abruptly withdrew from the program. The “lead person” has prime responsibility for an issue. At the September ISC meeting, we will reorganize and decide whether and how to continue the Boy Scout program.
Aaron Hamburger, Chair - ISC
... nothing has been done on the project during the summer...Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) President Charlene Indelicato talked about the problems with the Tram station elevators during the September 10 RIOC Board of Directors meeting.
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Labels: Boy Scouts , Island Services Committee , rats , Southtown Garbage Lot , Sportspark , Sportspark Users , tram station elevator
