Urban American's Josh Eisenberg, owner of Roosevelt Landings, shares these gorgeous photos Of NYC East River Waterfront sunset
The Roosevelt Island Twitterverse asked:
@NeaExpress Will we ever see you back on Roosevelt Island? Truck? Or better yet, brick and mortar?— Rev Sarah Lenzi (@RevSarahNYC) February 26, 2017
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday:"Very smooth ride!" Testing the first @CitywideFerry boat this morning with @jbpatchett and @CamJClark. pic.twitter.com/8QoSxtW9DR— NYCEDC (@NYCEDC) April 5, 2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that Citywide Ferry Service, now officially named "NYC Ferry," will be launching May 1st with two routes: the brand new Rockaway Route and the existing East River Route, both of which will cost just $2.75 a ride and include free transfers to other ferry routes. This puts NYC Ferry a full month ahead of schedule, with the system having initially been projected to launch in June of 2017.
Mayor de Blasio also announced that the South Brooklyn Route, with stops in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Red Hook and Brooklyn Bridge Park will begin service starting on June 1st. The Astoria Route will launch in August, with exact date still being determined, and the Lower East Side and Soundview Routes will be launching in 2018...
Roosevelt Island Ferry service on the Astoria Route will start sometime in August.The @NYCMayorsOffice just announced: @NYCferry is now named @NYCferry and will launch on May 1 w/ Rockaway & the existing East River Routes pic.twitter.com/LerYXS1rHL— NYC Ferry (@NYCferry) April 6, 2017
City cannot start in-water work until fish breeding moratorium is concluded (July 1); need permits from NY Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE); piles installation for landing takes about 6 weeks and requires coordination with New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA).
City intends to start upland work, middle of May and to launch as close to 8/1-8/15 as possible.
... Astoria route will connect to Astoria, Roosevelt Island (Cornell Tech), Long Island City, East 34th Street and Wall Street....
Why is Cornell identified as the ferry location. I am not aware of any other NYC ferry location being identified with a private entity such as Cornell. Any statement from the Mayor's Office as to why the ferry location on Roosevelt Island is identified with Cornell and not just "Roosevelt Island".Mayoral Spokesperson Jessica Ramos replied:
Currently it is referred to as Roosevelt Island—without the Cornell. It was noted as such in the press release to remind reporters that the stop will connect to new jobs at CT, as well as serving residents.For more info, check out videos below of the October 13, 2016 RIOC Real Estate Advisory Committee meeting presentation by NYC Economic Development Corp on Roosevelt Island Ferry Dock and Service.
When the new map is released early next month, it will appear as “Roosevelt Island – East Main Street”. Landings will be a combination of the neighborhood where the stop is located and the nearest major street perpendicular to the shoreline.
Mayor de Blasio adds:Spending the weekend looking for the next step in your career? We’re hiring! https://t.co/M1Bg38Q8VJ— Citywide Ferry (@CitywideFerry) March 5, 2017
I want every New Yorker to know: This is still your city. That means we need to help you climb the economic ladder right here. We have set a goal of creating 100,000 good-paying jobs over the next decade. These are jobs that pay at least $50,000 a year and offer opportunity and skills for a career.Check out the NYC Ferry web page for more info and chance to win a free pass.
This week, I announced that our Citywide Ferry Service – which will be running this summer – is now hiring for the first of 200 new jobs created by this innovative new transportation system.
Ferries mean jobs building the system, operating the system and maintaining the boats.
Ferries mean opportunity. Folks living in areas that have long been isolated from the rest of the city’s economy will now be able to hop on a quick, convenient ferry ride to a new future for the cost of a subway fare.
Ferries mean people have a new reason to leave their cars at home, relieving road congestion, taking pressure off mass transit and making our city more convenient for all.
Our ferries will serve 21 neighborhoods from The Rockaways in Queens, to South Brooklyn, to Soundview in the Bronx. Half a million New Yorkers will live within walking distance of a ferry stop. The system will carry an estimated 4.6 million trips per year across six routes.
We believe fundamentally that economic opportunity has not been spread wide enough in this city. We need more jobs. We need good paying jobs. We need to make sure everyone has access to them. One of the ways we will reach our goal of creating 100,000 new jobs is by looking to our waterfront.
You can apply now for careers on our ferries through the City Department of Small Business Services’ WorkForce1 Centers. For a list of locations click: https://maps.nyc.gov/sbs/. You can also apply at CitywideFerry.NYC, or through the Employment Center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
By ROOSEVELT ISLANDER at 3:16:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: deBlasio , ferry , ferry dock , FERRY SERVICE , jobs , NYC EDC
The Roosevelt Island Gristedes SupermarketDelicious Organic Bananas are on sale! Only 99¢ a pound!https://t.co/cetpQlKfg8 pic.twitter.com/BtWFQtZjrS— Gristedes (@Gristedes) April 11, 2017
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Labels: Gristedes , Gristedes Sponsored Post , Gristedes Video
According to the MTA, there will be Roosevelt Island F Train service
Please be advised that Sportspark will re-open on Monday, April 10th at 7 AM.
The operating hours of Sportspark are Monday-Friday 7 AM – 10 PM, Saturday and Sunday 8 AM – 7 PM.
The new Open Swim pool hours will be as follows:
Monday-Friday: 7 – 11 AM and 7:30 – 10 PM. Saturday and Sunday 12 – 3 PM, All Ages and 4 – 7 PM, 18 years and older.
Please note that the facility will continue to undergo repairs in the upcoming months which may cause minor inconveniences. We will provide the community with advance notice of any upcoming repairs.
Thank you for patience.
Roosevelt Island Residents Association Egg Hunt Co-Chair Irena Durkovic shares these photos and reports:
More scenes of the Roosevelt Island Egg Hunt from Nick Turner
RIRA’s annual Egg Hunt
took place on Saturday, April 1st. Even though it was very cold, Roosevelt Island families came out with their little ones in great number. We estimate that about 180 families joined us.
There were multiple activities organized by our sponsors, such as bonnet making, pitching contest, lollypop pull, gifts giveaways and Eggs on Hats crafts. MSTDA’s Children Theater was responsible for entertaining the crown with Seusical Jr performance, and RIRA gave away free books. Kids enjoyed playing and taking photos with Easter Bunny.
The event was a great success, thanks to many island organizations that contributed: MSTDA, Island Kids, Ps/is 217, RIVAA, Girl Scouts, Hope church, RICCD, NYPL Roosevelt Island Branch, RI Marlins, Wildlife Freedom Foundation, RISA, The Carter Burden Center for Aging, CERT, Piccolo Trattoria, Wholesome Factory, New York Bagels in Queens, Starbucks, Roosevelt Island Historical Society, Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island Parents Network, Manhattan Park and RIOC.
Besides our sponsors, this event would not be possible without the residents of Roosevelt island that came out to volunteer their time in preparation and during the event. If anybody has any comments, wishes or suggestions you can email Irena Durkovic irenaskuletic@yahoo.com.
and Frank Farance shows us the Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)The annual Roosevelt Island egg hunt overcomes near-freezing temperatures and gale-force winds https://t.co/6rSwFr8ow4— Nick Turner (@SFNick) April 2, 2017
Roosevelt Island's NYC Council Member Ben Kallos presented former Roosevelt Island Parents' Network (RIPN) Coordinator and organization founder Eva Bosbach with a NYC Council Citation for her exemplary community service in helping to bring additional Pre-Kindergarten seats to Roosevelt Island.
Council Member Kallos presented the Citation to Ms. Bosbach
Whereas, a great city is only as great as those persons who give exemplary service to their communities, whether through participation in voluntary programs, through unique personal achievement in their professional or other endeavors or simply through a lifetime of good citizenry;Council Member Kallos recounts the efforts made by Ms. Bosbach and the RIPN to bring greatly needed additional Pre- Kindergarten seats to Roosevelt Island.
and
Whereas, such service which is truly the lifeblood of the community and the city so often goes unrecognized and unrewarded; now, therefore be it
Resolved, that as duly elected members of the New York City Council, we recognize that in
Eva Bosbach
we have an outstanding citizen, one whom is worthy of the esteem of both community and the great City of New York.
Thank you to all the active parent volunteers, our partner organizations, and our elected officials who in a team effort made the RI Parents' Network so successful! I wish my successors Cecilia Chen and Sangeeta Joseph our full support in further growing our network so we can continue to enjoy this unique community in New York and make it an even better place to live for families and all residents.Congrats Ms Bosbach and RIPN - well deserved!!!!
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Labels: Ben Kallos , parents , pre kindergarten , RI Moms
The Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Common Council will hold it's monthly meeting this evening, April 5, at 8:00 PM in the Good Shepherd Community Center (543 Main Street).
AGENDA
If at all possible, please arrive 15 mins early to help set up tables and chairs
Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Time & Place: 8:00 pm, Church of Good Shepard, Basement
1. Public Session (please sign-in to be placed on the Public Session Speaking List)
2. Roll Call of Common Council Members
3. Adoption of Agenda
4. Committee Reports & Business
a. Children Youth & Education Ad Hoc Committee Report
b. Island Services Committee Report
c. SC&E Committee & Subcommittee Reports
5. Old Business
6. New Business
a. Call for RIOC Election Volunteers and Turnout
The Roosevelt Island Youth Program (RIYP) Tee-Ball season began last Saturday for kids 5-7 years of age. RIYP Sports Director/Deputy Director Andrey Chichagov shares these photos by Harumi and reports
The Roosevelt Island Youth Program Tee-Ball started this past Saturday. This year we have 100 registrations and the program will run until June. Its coached by the famous Coach Tommy who will teach children the fundamentals of baseball.Despite the chilly weather,
Saturday also marked the start of the High School Spring soccer league which has also eclipsed the mark of 100 registrations. As of now Registration for High School Soccer https://tinyurl.com/zh44ta5 is still open as well as flag football for ages 8-12 year olds https://tinyurl.com/zvhg78e
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Labels: Baseball , Little League , Roosevelt Island Youth Program
Are you a Roosevelt Island Science Fiction book fan? If yes, the New York Public Library Roosevelt Island branch (524 Main Street)
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Labels: Book Club , Library , Public Library , science fiction
The Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) presents an ongoing series of free Spring Lectures at the NY Public Library Roosevelt Island branch.The next lecture is Thursday, April 6. According to the RIHS:
The Roosevelt Island Historical Society
Presents a Free Lecture
Metropolitan Hospital Goes to the Great War
by Judith Berdy, President
Roosevelt Island Historical Society
New York Public Library Branch on Roosevelt Island
Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
The wounded and dying soldiers on the battlefields of the Great War required a new level of medical care. Roosevelt Island's Metropolitan Hospital played a role as one of a number of American hospitals that sent doctors, nurses and other staff members to run base hospitals in Europe during World War I, as Judith Berdy, President of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, will discuss in a lecture at the New York Public Library Branch on Roosevelt Island, on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
The lecture marks the 100th anniversary of the United States entering World War I on April 6, 1917 and is sponsored by the Roosevelt Island Historical Society.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
DIRECTIONS: Take the Tram at 59th Street and Second Avenue or the F train to Roosevelt Island. Take the red bus (no charge) or walk eight minutes north to 524 Main Street.
Save These Dates for Upcoming RIHS Events
- 4/30/17: Annual Cherry Blossom Walk. For reservations, call 212-688-4836 or email rooseveltislandhistory@gmail.com
- 5/4/17: Charles Giraudet, Photographs of Triboro Hospital, NYPL Roosevelt Island Branch
- 6/15/17: Historian Thomas Campanella, Our Environment (Location TBA)
Dear friends,
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 4, marks 49 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. To honor King's legacy, hundreds of New Yorkers are rallying at the state Capital to demand universal healthcare. Three Roosevelt Islanders from the Indivisible Roosevelt Island chapter are going, Lorraine Altman, Susan Wald and me.
New York Health Act would guarantee healthcare to ALL New Yorkers regardless of income, wealth, place of employment, or immigration status.
Please take action today.
As hundreds of New Yorkers rally in Albany to tell our legislators to please vote for New York Health, amplify our demands by making three phone calls:
Thank you for being part of the fight to to bring healthcare as a human right to all New Yorkers. Let's work together to make sure New York State leads the way!
- To your own NYS Senator.(Senator Jose Serrano 212-828-5829) Ask them to cosponsor New York Health (S4840). Thank him for being a sponsor and ask him to do everything in his power to gain additional legislative support for the bill.
- To your NYS Assembly member.(Rebecca Seawright 212-288-4607 or 518-455-5676) Ask them to cosponsor New York Health (A4738).
- To Kemp Hannon (516-739-1700), the Republican from the 3rd Senate District who chairs the Health Committee. Ask him to please support New York Health (S4840) - it's good for the people in his district, it's good for business, and it's good for all of us in New York State!
