The session is free and open to the public, and will include time for
Q&A.
Happy Bellies:
Nutrition for Optimizing Your GI and Overall Health
Monday, May 2, 2022 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Virtual session
This seminar will address important factors to consider when picking a
personal dietary approach, break down the different components that make up
our diets, and provide information on common ailments of our GI
health.
This seminar also includes a Q&A session following the informational
presentation.
Pam Glick is the General Manager and Tony Huber is Adult Tennis Director of the
Roosevelt Island Racquet Club. They describe some of the programs available at the Roosevelt Island Racquet Club.
According to Ms Glick:
It's great to be here. I'm so happy to be the new general manager of
Roosevelt Island Racquet Club. We're spending a lot of time working on
getting our programming back up to where we were before Covid.
We're adding a lot of new adult classes, especially in the daytime.
We have classes on Monday and Thursday from 11 to 12 30 for 2.5 level to 3.0.
Monday through Thursday we're running 12:30 to 2:30 drill and play classes for
3.0, for 3.5 and above and on Friday we have an hour and a half class at 12
o'clock.
The new mid-day prices for our off-peak drill and plays are $32 for club members and $45 non-members for 1 1/2 hour classes, and $40 club members and $55 non- members for 2 hours classes.
Roosevelt Island residents get 50% off the membership fee and court time booked 24 hours in advance. And they get a free clinic on Saturdays.
Mr Huber reports:
I've been the director now for one year of the adult program and
my primary goal was to boost up the amount of adult participation here at the
Club.
... we are adding about 30 to 40 percent more classes for adults at all
the various levels during the daytime.
For the drill and play programs we try to simulate everything that a player
might go through in either singles or doubles when they're playing a
match.
We do a lot of situational training meaning we put you in a situation that you
might find yourself in a doubles point or a singles point and then we talk
about how to play from that position.
We talk about all phases of the game. Offense defense, neutral, how to act as
an individual. how to act as a teammate and we just coordinate it based on the
level that they're playing at.
Ms Glick adds:
One of the good things about these
group classes is you get to meet people and make new friends and have some
social life which I know a lot of people are craving especially after the
pandemic.
Celebrate kindness to the Earth and each other at the 4th annual #EarthLove
Day on Saturday, April 30th, from 11 AM – 2 PM at the Meditation Lawn and
Blackwell Plaza (500 Main St.).
Join us for fun and educational activities, where we will be raising awareness
on ways we can help Roosevelt Island and our planet stay green and clean!
Community organizations and partners will join RIOC in engaging the public
with activities including:
Native plantings and educational activities with the R.I. Garden Club (sign
up your group HERE)
Free Book Swap sponsored by the R.I. Branch NYPL (bring your gently handled
books)
Clothing Drop sponsored by the Carter Burden/R.I. Senior Center (bring your
gently worn clothing in sealed bags for donation)
Plogging with the R.I. Youth Center- a healthy way to jog or walk around the
island while picking up litter polluting our beautiful space (bring your
reusable bags)
Bike New York Bike Repair and Learn to Ride classes (sign up details to
come)
Join iDig2Learn to celebrate nature & fly like a Monarch butterfly &
learn about the Tree Tally & Compost with GRIN & Haki
Yoga/Meditation with Island OM.
Meet Alternew to give your clothes new life with mending & tailoring
demos
Used Battery recycling drop-off
Educational tables to learn how you can do more!
Free reusable giveaways!
Please note that the Roosevelt Island Earth Love Day festivities begin at 11
A.M not 10 A.M as shown in the flyer at top.
This summer, DOE and DYCD plan to serve a record number of students through Summer Rising, a free, safe, and fun academic and enrichment program for NYC students currently in grades K-8.
We encourage families to apply early to secure a spot at their preferred location. Enrollment is quick and easy, and it can be completed from any device with an internet connection or by contacting your school’s Parent Coordinator.
Barbara Chocky, a community leader who fought for affordable housing and
defended the Upper East Side's most vulnerable residents during a
decades-long career in public service, died on Tuesday at the age of 81.
The cause was leukemia, with which she had been diagnosed less than a month
ago, said Elaine Walsh, a longtime friend of Chocky's and fellow member of
Community Board 8.
Over the years, Chocky worked everywhere from Hunter College to the Lenox
Hill Neighborhood House, but it was the community board that took up the
biggest chunk of her life. She was CB8's longest-tenured member, serving
since 1981 and sitting through untold hours' worth of public meetings.
"She was a short woman but a very powerful woman," Walsh said. "She had her
fingers in a lot of different things."...
Leslie Gottlieb reports:
In recognition of her decades of outstanding community service and
leadership, the first annual Barbara J. Chocky Award for Public Service will
be presented to a high school senior who lives on the Upper East Side/Roosevelt Island and is
involved in social justice issues, civic or political life. The $1,000
Annual Award will be presented in June, 2022.
The Award was started by Barbara’s close friends Pete Grannis, former
Assemblyman and currently First Deputy Comptroller for the New York State
Office of the State Comptroller, and Amy Baxter, former aide to Pete Granis,
with a GoFundMe Campaign following Barbara’s death in October 2021.
According to City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, a longtime friend, ”It is very
fitting to honor Barbara’s deep commitment to social justice by awarding an
annual scholarship to a high school senior who demonstrates an ongoing
dedication to continue her legacy.“
Barbara Chocky was a prominent political leader on the Upper East Side and
in New York City politics. She had a Masters in Public Administration and
was a Registered Nurse. She was a passionate activist who was committed to
advocacy, social justice and public and community service. She also mentored
many young professionals.
Eligible students must reside on the Upper East Side ( from E 59th St to E
96th St., from Fifth Avenue to the East River, and Roosevelt Island). All
applicants should be in good academic standing at their high school and must
submit a one page essay on their involvement in community service, electoral
politics and/or government, as well as any volunteerism.
Applications and an
official transcript should be emailed to: BarbaraChockyMemorialAward@gmail.com
by May 13, 2022. Finalists will be contacted for interviews in late May. The Barbara J. Chocky Memorial Award committee will consider diversity, equity
and inclusion when reviewing applications.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. The recipient will be
presented with the Award in June.
Do you know a Roosevelt Island High School or Junior High School student
graduating this year in need of Prom attire?
The NYPD 114 precinct, which covers Roosevelt Island, wants you to know help is available and
tweets:
Help us spread the word 🗣any senior graduating high school or junior high
school in need of prom attire is invited to join us on Saturday April 30
from 11 to 5pm at Bryant High School 48-10 31st Ave. We will be giving
away free dresses and suits to seniors in need 👗👔
pic.twitter.com/RPYre6tjJ5
Fireworks Boom Overnight Rattling the Upper East Side
“They were
so close to our window and scared the shit out of us,” said Brittany, who
lives in a high-rise building near York Avenue and East 73rd Street.
#ueshttps://t.co/MncnWPUc4w
Roosevelt Island resident and
Wildlife Freedom Foundation
(WFF) President Rossana Ceruzzi together with an enthusiastic group of volunteers
celebrated Earth Day last Friday, April 22, with a clean up of trash and litter
left at Southpoint Park. They also gave away reusable bags and biodegradable
and compostable dog waste bags.
Answering the question "why are you here today", the WFF volunteers said:
I'm here to help heal the earth,
I live here on this Island and my my original intent with the joining Wildlife
Freedom Foundation was helping out all these animals here but Rosanna told me
about this clean up project we have here for Earth day and I'd love to keep
my Island clean. Keep the Earth clean. Stop all this littering stuff.
I care about the environment and the animals and we can clearly see that the
garbage does harm our animals
You can't beat these NYC East River Waterfront and Skyline views seen this afternoon from the Roosevelt Island Panorama Room rooftop cocktail bar at the Graduate Hotel.
Click on the full screen icon at bottom right of video for great view.
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.
