We're havin' a party
Everybody's swinging
Dancing to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mr. DJ
Keep those records playing
'Cause I'm having such a good time
Dancing with my baby
You Tube Video of Southside Johnny and Bruce Springsteen Having a Party in 1978
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According to the MTA, there will be Roosevelt Island F Train
service to and from Manhattan this New Year's weekend.
Also, Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) President Judy Berdy leads a tour of the Second Avenue Subway on Sunday January 1. According to the RIHS:
Tour the Art and Innovation of the NEW Second Avenue Subway
FINALLY! The Second Avenue subway, connecting with the F line at 63rd Street and stopping at 72nd, 86th and 96th Streets, will open on SUNDAY, January 1, 2017.
Be among the first to admire the artwork and innovation of this dramatic expansion of public transportation.
Roosevelt Island Historical Society president Judy Berdy will lead adventurous travelers on a tour through the three new Second Avenue Subway Stations.
Meet at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 1st at the Roosevelt Island Subway Station, in the waiting area on the upper level, just past the turnstiles.
"See what has been happening all these years. We will explore the contemporary mosaics by famed artists, the escalators and more," said Berdy.
For additional information, please call 212-688-4836 or 917-744-3721.
RSVPs and donations to benefit the Historical Society will be gratefully appreciated.
Saturday and Sunday, January 7 and 8, 2017
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!
Join the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, the New York City Department of Sanitation , and GreeNYC to recycle your Christmas trees into wood chips. These wood chips are used to nourish trees and plants on streets and gardens citywide. Or, take home your very own bag of mulch to use in your backyard or to make a winter bed for a street tree . More than 30,000 trees were recycled last year. Help us top this number!...
Astoria Park (19th Street and Hoyt Avenue) and Hunters Point South Park (LIC Landing Events Space at 51st Avenue and Center Boulevard) are the locations closest to Roosevelt Island.
As volunteers, we hope to plan ahead for 2018 to see if we can invite a Mulchfest to Roosevelt Island site. Anyone interested in looking ahead one year or in volunteering with Mulchfest is welcome to email us at this email or to contact them directly.
Composting: Weather permitting, DSNY will collect and compost clean Christmas trees left at the curb from Tuesday, January 3, 2017 through Saturday, January 14, 2017. The trees are chipped, mixed with leaves, and recycled into rich compost for NYC's parks, institutions, and community gardens. Remove all lights, ornaments, stands, and plastic bags from your tree; trees that still have these items attached will be collected as garbage.
Recycling: Remove ornaments from fake trees that are mostly metal or rigid plastic, and put out next to your recycling container on regular recycling days.
Garbage: Except for the dates indicated in early January, Christmas trees are collected as garbage. Discard fake trees that are not mostly metal or rigid plastic with regular trash....
Contact the RIGC if you are interested in bringing a Christmas Tree MulchFest to Roosevelt Island for 2018.
UPDATE 12/30 - Roosevelt Island residents should check with their building management regarding disposal of Christmas Trees.
Roosevelt Landings management requests that residents notify them by calling 212 -838 - 4747 and staff will come and remove the Christmas Tree from your apartment.
Tour the Art and Innovation of the NEW Second Avenue Subway
FINALLY! The Second Avenue subway, connecting with the F line at 63rd Street and stopping at 72nd, 86th and 96th Streets, will open on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
Be among the first to admire the artwork and innovation of this dramatic expansion of public transportation.
Roosevelt Island Historical Society president Judy Berdy will lead adventurous travelers on a tour through the three new Second Avenue Subway Stations.
Meet at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 1st at the Roosevelt Island Subway Station, in the waiting area on the upper level, just past the turnstiles.
See what has been happening all these years. We will explore the contemporary mosaics by famed artists, the escalators and more.
... Con Edison told CBS2 the outages started after a fire was reported at an electrical substation on 53rd Street near 7th Avenue, shutting down the third rail shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday night. According to Cod Edison, there were 50 percent gas readings in the area at that time, causing risk for an explosion....
Reports are coming in of Santa Claus sightings from all around the world. You can even track him with the aid of Google's Santa Tracker and a Santa Tracker from NORAD.
Santa will arrive on Roosevelt Island in a couple of hours. When he does, it may be on his specially designed, Reindeer powered, Roosevelt Island Tram sled using one of the old Tram cabins.
Roosevelt Island Tram Reindeer Cards from Marty Atkins
The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market under the Motorgate Ramp is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad.
The Wengerd Family,
operators of the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market, wish you a Blessed Christmas season and a wonderful 2017 and want you to know that they will be open Saturday December 24 and December 31.
Do you have any information on Stray Voltage incident at 405 Main Street sidewalk?
For about a week a section of the sidewalk has been cordoned off with yellow tape that says Caution, Possible Electric Condition.
Con Ed Spokesperson Alan Drury replied:
We are investigating the cause of the condition you referenced. Once we find the cause, we will see that the condition is eliminated.
... We generally use the term “contact voltage,” as opposed to “stray voltage.” Our engineers say each term has a specific meaning and they are two different conditions...
I followed up:
Can you provide any details as to how you determined there was a problem and what is being done to remedy it.
What is the difference between "stray voltage" and "contact voltage"?...
Mr. Drury answered:
We have vehicles that scan the service area for contact voltage. We got a hit on this one on Dec. 8. To locate the source, our people are checking underground vaults (such as manholes) for obvious visual inspections. The search also includes the cutting and reconnecting of cables, and examination of the internal electrical equipment of buildings in the area.
... the main difference is that stray voltage is naturally occurring in an electrical delivery system, while contact voltage indicates faults.
As of today, the "possible electric condition" next to 405 Main Street has not been resolved.
Roosevelt Island Youth Program 2016 Christmas Party
The staff of the Roosevelt Island Youth Program celebrated the holiday season with a party on Saturday from 11am to 3pm.
The children
were treated to a movie, entertainment by Francis the Clown, face painting
and magic show by the one and only Daisey the Magician,
and a lunch
comprised of chicken, meatballs, macaroni and cheese, salad and of course a choice chocolate and vanilla cake. Then of course a visit from Santa Claus,
who had gifts for all the children. This was the 36th Christmas Party for the children hosted by the Roosevelt Island Youth Program since 1978 when the agency was formed.
Happy Holidays from the Roosevelt Island Youth Program inc. to all the families we have served for the past 4 decades.
and from this presentation to the November 30, 2016 Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Common Council by Wildlife Freedom Foundation Director Kim Smithingham and President Rossana Ceruzzi.
Would you like to volunteer and help out a local Roosevelt Island organization with Christmas dinner for some of your neighbors? If so, Roosevelt Island Disabled Association (RIDA) President Jim Bates can use your help. Mr. Bates sends the following request to the Roosevelt Island community:
Can you ask for help out at the Roosevelt Island Disabled Association Annual Christmas Day dinner Sunday December 25?
We need servers who will assist in helping in the serving of dinner to the 25-30 disabled and seniors who will attend.
Time needed is from 2-5 pm.
We need about 4 volunteers.
They will also help in breaking down and cleaning up before and after the dinner.
Roosevelt Island is a mixed income, racially diverse waterfront community situated in the East River of New York City between Manhattan and Queens and is jurisdictionally part of Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Tramway, which connects Roosevelt Island to the rest of Manhattan, has become the iconic symbol of Roosevelt Island to its residents.
The Purpose of this Blog is to provide accurate and timely information about Roosevelt Island as well as a forum for residents to express opinions and engage in a dialogue to improve our community.
