invites you to Aloof Liar, a group exhibition Saturday May 27.
According to RIVAA Gallery:
"Aloof Liar"
Is it lying, or is its language just different?
You enter the space; the usual spread: white walls, straight lines, directed lights regularly spaced to supplement what sunlight makes its way through the windows, one or several boxes; synthetic estrangement, a game played on a board.
Is there a theme, a pattern, a rhyme, or is it just spat out by its whims? Perhaps you see one, or maybe those are shapes in clouds. It could be real to you all the same.
You nonetheless say “I understand”; an attempt from one domain into an unknown other.
It didn’t seem to hear you (it is aloof.) Your gesture wasn’t validated. That’s how you know you’re seeing something real, something other than projection. You paused just long enough to table your pretenses; unsure of what to seek from it.
You pick up the codes and feed them through your terminal; then feed the output back again and again and again,
According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC):
Dear Roosevelt Island Community:
Due to scheduled MTA work there will be no Queens bound F-Trains from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island starting Friday, May 26th at 11:45PM to Tuesday, May 30th at 5:00 AM (F-Train service from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan will remain on a normal schedule).
To help accommodate Roosevelt Island residents who are returning from Manhattan, RIOC's Transportation Department will be providing a Shuttle Bus to and from Manhattan from Saturday, May 27 - Monday, May 29, 2023.
The Roosevelt Island Shuttle Bus to Manhattan will start at 3:00 PM. The shuttle will depart hourly from the Tramway, making all northbound local stops to Capobianco Field (Opposite PS/IS 217).
Return Red Bus service from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island will start at 3:30 PM. This bus will depart on the half hour from the Southwest side of 2nd Avenue, between 58th & 59th Street, and will make all southbound local bus stops (starting with 591 Main Street) to the Tram.
The last trip will depart from the Roosevelt Island Tramway at 7:00 PM. The last trip will depart Manhattan at 7:30 PM. Please note that regular Red Bus service may run on an adjusted schedule to accommodate the additional Tram shuttle service.
Thank you!
-Team RIOC
With the Memorial Day Weekend coming up and nice weather, plan on very long line of tourists at the Manhattan Roosevelt Island Tram Station.
According to Ms Robinson, there will be an increased RIOC Public Safety Department officers at the Manhattan and Roosevelt Island Tram stations to monitor
pedestrian traffic flow.
Stop by the Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market tomorrow at Good Shepherd Plaza
for delicious tasting first of the season soil grown tomatoes
from Pennsylvania Amish Country
and more homegrown vegetables including sweet spring onions,
red leaf lettuce, rhubarb and asparagus.
Also summer sweet and juicy peaches and apricots are here.
Try the homemade yogurt and Brown Eggs from their Farm.
The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is a beloved member of our
community - a place to purchase locally grown, healthy and deliciously
tasting
fresh fruits, vegetables and much more. It's also a gathering spot to
meet with our neighbors and learn about the latest neighborhood news and
gossip.
The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market at Good Shepherd Plaza
is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and
bad.
Support your Local Farmers, Eat Healthy!
See you Saturday at Good Shepherd Plaza for the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market
Members of The Islamic Society of Roosevelt Island were meeting and greeting community residents at the May 12 Roosevelt Island Seniors Association outdoor market next to the Farmers Market. I spoke with our Roosevelt Island neighbor Fouad Bennani who said they set up a table for the Islamic community to:
open up to the community and get to know each other better.... We're here to converse and talk to each other....
The Rev. Timothy J. Keller, a best-selling author and theorist of
Christianity who performed a modern miracle of his own — establishing a
theologically orthodox church
in Manhattan that attracted thousands of young professional followers — died
on Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 72.
His death was announced by Redeemer City to City, an organization affiliated
with Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Mr. Keller
announced
on Twitter in December 2021 that he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer....
According to his one time neighbors Sherie Helstien:
Tim and Kathy and their 3 sons were our neighbors in 30RR when tenants were
moving in just as the complex was opening. We watched their lovely boys grow
up and had many cordial and funny conversations with all of them.
and Matt Katz:
We lived across the hall from the Keller's at 30RR for some years and then
we moved to another building. Some years later we met Tim on the Red Bus and
asked after the family.
I mentioned that we had just gotten a new cat and were looking for an
appropriate name. She was to keep our old cat, Zeke, company and warm his
bones.
Tim thought for a moment and said, "Kings, 1-4." That's all he said.
When we got home I looked up the Old Testament reference and there it was...
Abishag, a virgin who would keep old King David's bones warm although "he
knew her not." Abishag kept Zeke's (and our) bones warm for many years.
We moved to New York 10 years ago with the intent of starting new ministries
across the city.
We didn't know what to expect; moving a family of seven at that point in
time from the Midwest. However, I quickly realized a few different things.
First, I needed mentors who could help me understand the landscape of New
York. Second, I needed someone who would cheer me on and believed in what we
were attempting to do. Third, we needed financial resources that could help
us get our different ministries off the ground.
Tim was one of the first to step in as a mentor.
Redeemer City to City
(which Tim founded) invited me into a regular mentoring process where I was
able to sit with and learn from Tim regularly. They would also become one of
our biggest financial supporters to date. Tim always modeled generosity. So
many times pastors and priests become weirdly territorial, and yet Tim
continued to give away his time, his ministries' resources, and his prayer
so that we could see new churches, new community development programming,
and new ministries come to fruition across the city.
There were multiple times where we traveled back to Roosevelt Island
together from his offices in Manhattan and we would laugh at the fact that
as we walked down Main Street, more of our neighbors knew the younger guy
from the Midwest than the New York Times best selling author who had quietly
made his home on Roosevelt island as he continued his work all over the city
and world. Tim loved it.
Roosevelt island was his place of rest. He loved living on Roosevelt Island.
He loved raising his family on Roosevelt Island, and he loved that we were
starting
Mosaic Church (once Hope
Church) in his very own neighborhood. Tim held to a deep belief that if you
are to truly follow the way of Jesus, you invest your life for the sake of
the whole neighborhood. (Not just Christians, but all people).
You seek religious freedom, not just for Christians, but for all people.
Mosaic continues to aim to be a church for the neighborhood, one that
blesses all of our neighbors regardless of whether or not they ever step
into our space. In a polarized time, where the Evangelical Church does not
often look much like the Jesus they preach, Tim continued to talk about and
model the way of Christ that deeply loves all and refused to play partisan
politics. I’m grateful to have had him as a mentor, and Mosaic Church will
continue to be a place of peace, mercy, and grace because of servant leaders
like him.
He will be missed
Watch Carpool Karaoke with Tim Keller and his family as they drive around
Roosevelt Island and sing Broadway show tunes.
Molly Worthen on the legacy of pastor Timothy Keller, who died on Friday at
72: "two fundamental ideas propelled him: Biblical Christianity is not a
political position, and secular liberalism deserves theological critique."
https://t.co/JjJNo9VbIJ
Here’s my postscript of @timkellernyc. He might have been the most effective communicator of historic Christian
teachings in America. Hard to think of any pastor w/ a resume like his. I
try to explain his legacy and the void he leaves behind.
https://t.co/ZlSvno9OcU
@timkellernyc would be the first to say that all glory goes to God. It’s his work that he graciously invites us into and allows us to participate. God is at work always and everywhere.
Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Community Emergency Committee (CEC) Chair Frank Farance reports:
To: Roosevelt Islanders:
Our monthly emergency preparedness presentation is THURSDAY NIGHT at 8-9 PM so the WHOLE FAMILY can participate.
This month we will talk about Disaster Awareness for People with Disabilities.
This information is designed to raise awareness among people with disabilities, their caregivers, and emergency managers about how to prepare for a disaster and the important things to consider for this population during this process.
Topics include:
Emergency kits
Mobility
Communication plans
This will include people who are/have:
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Blind or have Low Vision
Cognitive Disabilities
Supporting a Service Animal or Pet
Here is the Zoom info:
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023, 8-9 PM, the WHOLE FAMILY is welcome
The
Roosevelt Island Operating Corp
(RIOC) Board of Directors will meet in person tomorrow, May 25 at 5:30 PM
in the the Good Shepherd Community Center (543 Main Street).
You're invited to attend, ask questions and share concerns about Roosevelt Island during the opening Public Session before the start of the meeting. Sign up to speak here.
Your camper will get a fantastic summer camp experience right here in NYC!
On the West Side at Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club or East Side at Roosevelt
Island Racquet Club.
LEARN & GROW Take enrichment classes and discover new levels of
creativity and more with STEAM projects
TRY SOMETHING NEW Learn or improve your tennis game, take up rock wall
climbing, express yourself with an art project
COME VISIT ANYTIME!
Call us anytime to schedule a family tour: Roosevelt Island/East side, 212.935.0250 or West
side, 646.884.9649. We’d love to see you!
The
long delayed re-opening
of the $12 million renovated Roosevelt Island
Sportspark
recreational facility took place last Friday May 19.
Roosevelt Island Operating
Corp (RIOC) President Shelton Haynes, Congressman Jerry Nadler, RIOC Board Member Howard Polivy and RIOC Sportspark Director Joseph Natale were among those who spoke at the Sportpark Grand Re-opening ribbon cutting ceremony to a crowd of residents and RIOC staff.
According to RIOC President Haynes:
... Sportspark is a deeply important part of the Roosevelt Island fabric. Since
1977 the facility has provided the community with a place to exercise, play,
gather and have fun but over time it has deteriorated to the degree that it
required a significant well-capitalized overhaul.
When we closed the aging complex for this improvement for this important
renovation work we understood the hardships and polls in the community but we
also knew that when the Sportspark finally reopened, the transformation would
be incredible and well worth the wait.
Now everyone can enjoy the state of the art facility with memberships
affordably priced.
Once you tour the facility, I'm certain you will instantly fall in love with
the look and feel of our latest investment and learn about all the exciting
things the Sportspark has to offer...
Congressman Nadler:
... I'm thrilled to be here on Roosevelt Island on
such a celebratory day.
The re-opening Sportspark is an exciting opportunity for Roosevelt
Islanders to partake in a variety of Fitness, Sports and Wellness activities
in a newly renovated facility.
My staff and I have begun to meet with residents of this
unique community and learned about the importance of spaces like Sportspark that make Roosevelt
Island a special place to live. I'm glad that RIOC listened to community members and elected
officials about the need to maintain affordable membership fees so that Sportspark can remain
accessible for Roosevelt Island residents to enjoy all it has to offer.
Thank you and
congratulations to oil on this great occasion.
RIOC Board Director Howard Polivy:
This is a wonderful day. We proud to open this renewed facility
for Roosevelt Island.
Many of you have been here over the years you remember the deteriorating
shape, you remember the locker rooms with 15 layers of paint, you remember areas that
were simply not usable or not used. That's all changed. I think you'll be very excited
when you see everything different inside, also everything the same inside
The facilities basically
where they were but upgraded improved made usable for all of you. The best reward
we on the RIOC board would have would be full use of this facility. We built it from a
vision of renewing something which was falling apart, underutilized, needing heat, hot water,
air conditioning to something now state-of-the-art for everyone's use.
Again the RIOC is
proud to be able to open this facility we're proud of our small role in this process overseeing
the various changes as they came and we're glad to be here on this bright sunny day to
see it open.
Thank you to the community for your advocacy and for your interests and thank
you later for your use...
and Sportspark Director Joseph Natale:
Hello Roosevelt Island community
Before I touch upon the facility upgrades, I want to give a huge thank
you for all the departments at RIOC who came together to make this project
possible and I also want to give a special thank you to our Sports Park team
right over here who are very very excited and enthusiastic to serve our
communities health and wellness goals.
Prior to the extensive renovations, SportsPark was in desperate need of key
repairs to existing amenities as well as the addition of new ones. Some of the
highlighted features of the new Sportspark include updated locker rooms, a
brand new regulation size hardwood basketball court which can also be utilized
for indoor volleyball indoor soccer and handball.We also re-imagined an unused
space and turned it into a state-of- the-art fitness center as well as added a
recreation room where we have tabletop games such as ping pong, table tennis,
pool and air hockey.
Lastly, the mainstay of Sportspark is the pool. It needed much needed upgrades
and what we've done there is add a new lighting, new HVAC, resurface the pool
floor as well as added a brand new pool deck. I think you guys are going to
really like what you see today.
We've also added programs such as weekly indoor soccer and volleyball. We've
added family swim time, family basketball time and teen basketball time and
starting in July we'll begin to enroll our residents and members into our swim
programs as well.
We're extremely proud of the facility you're about to walk through and hope to
see our residents enjoying the space for years to come.
After this ribbon is cut, everyone is free to make their way over to the west
side entrance where we'll begin our bulk touring groups....
Thank you very much.
RIOC President Shelton Haynes then declared May 19 to be Roosevelt Island
Sportspark Day.
Watch the full Sportspark re-opening ceremony,
the ribbon cutting and then follow along on a tour of the renovated Roosevelt Island Sportspark recreational center with Sportspark Director Joseph Natale.
... With a leafy outdoor dining space that offers a plum view of Manhattan’s skyline and an Instagrammable concrete pier that juts out into the East River, the Sanctuary has since become an unlikely matrimonial hot spot. Its pitch is that it is a destination wedding within city limits, reachable via a scenic tram ride from Midtown for the cost of a MetroCard swipe....
According to the Twitterverse
For Sunday NYT, an unlikely Styles tale set on Roosevelt Island.
My story about the Sanctuary, a new wedding venue on the island that has become a hot spot. But change doesn’t always sit well with the small waterfront community 🏝️🚇 https://t.co/q0OrrNv4w0
“I once lived in Manhattan, and unless you died and began to smell, no one would even notice you were dead,” Ms. Berdy said. “Here, it’s not like that. We know our neighbors. It’s like a small town." https://t.co/FPKl9l2C40
... With a partner, Alfonso Biondi, Mr. Raffaele initially
opened
the Sanctuary as a beer garden and speakeasy, but it didn’t take off. After he
hosted a wedding bash for a young local couple, however, he reimagined his
venue’s concept. The Sanctuary is now booked almost daily, Mr. Raffaele said,
and he has inquiries as far out as 2026....
“Somehow, we’ve become this wedding hot spot, and it’s due to the island’s
mystique,” he said....
UPDATE 5/23 - Curbed reports on how The Sanctuary got the cats and raccoons to move out.
.@cliomiso spoke with the co-owner of The Sanctuary, a former church on Roosevelt Island’s north end that dates back to the 1920s, who oversaw the renovation, to talk about how he turned the space into one where only humans are allowed inside https://t.co/50jz28Ok0T
Roosevelt Island Film Festival is dedicated to the discovery of American and
International filmmakers from around the world. The festival seeks to
discover, support, and inspire quality independent feature films and short
films, showcasing exceptional work to audiences and highlighting the
categories of Female Filmmaker, NYC Filmmaker, Comedy, and International
Filmmaker.
There will also be panel discussions on various topics for independent
filmmakers.
Ms Vitali reports that tickets for the
Roosevelt Island Film Festival
will go on sale June 1 and film submissions are accepted through May 31.
Tomorrow, May 22, is a RI Film Festival networking event at
Granny Annie's (425
Main Street) from 6pm to 9:30 PM. If you're interested in attending the
Film Festival, submitting a film or volunteering, please come by.
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.
