Roosevelt Island Interim Leadership Report, Get To Know Roosevelt Island Advanced Dentistry Practice, Interview With 50 Year Resident Pilar Sierra And Vote On Summer Outdoor Movie Selection Among Interesting Topics In March 2025 RIOC Newsletter

According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC)

Dear Roosevelt Island Community:

The March 2025 RIOC Newsletter is here!

Hear from the RIOC Interim Leadership Team, get to know our friends at Roosevelt Island Advanced Dentistry, meet 50-year island resident Pilar Sierra, read the latest updates from RIOC and more!

Other subjects addressed in the RIOC Newsletter include:

• Good Shepherd Basement repair,
• Roosevelt Island Residents Association Black History Month Celebration,
• Short and Long Term Rehabilitation services at Coler Hospital
• Faster Tram Schedule
• Fixing Flooding Issues In Front Of Sportspark
• Vote on Outdoor Summer Movie Selection and
• Youth Center highlights.

Here's the full March 2025 RIOC Newsletter.

Roosevelt Island RIVAA Gallery Open Call For Artists To Participate In Upcoming Pride Month Exhibition Themed Pride & Prejudice - Express Your Interpretation Of Identity And Societal Perception With Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Digital And Mixed Media

Roosevelt Island will be celebrating Pride Month in June with RIVAA Gallery's annual LGBTQ+ artist exhibition. RIVAA Gallery is calling for artists to submit their ideas for participation in the exhibition. 

According to RIVAA Gallery:

We're thrilled to invite LGBTQ+ artists to participate in our upcoming exhibition themed "Pride & Prejudice" at RIVAA Gallery. This year's theme explores the topic of identity and societal perception, focusing on both/either side of the title's coin: the celebration of LGBTQ+ pride and the struggles against prejudice. 

It is also a nod to Jane Austen's celebrated novel. The exhibition is an open call for LGBTQ+ artists based in NYC & will feature works that reflect personal narratives, historical challenges, and visions of a more inclusive society. 

The exhibition will showcase a diverse range of mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture, digital and video art, and mixed media. Feel free to express your interpretation of PRIDE & PREJUDICE (you can focus on either one or contrast both, etc.) through your art.

Submission Guidelines:

• Up to 5 pieces per artist.
• Please upload photos of your art and post the link in this form.
• Explain how your artwork relates to the theme "Pride & Prejudice."
• Artwork must be ready to hang or set on a display surface.

Submission Details:

• Submissions are free.
• If your artwork is accepted, there is a $25 flat fee for participation.
• Drop-off your accepted artwork in-person with the fee at RIVAA Gallery on May 29, 2025.

Important Dates:

• Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2025
• Exhibition dates: June 1-12, 2024
• Opening Reception: Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 5 - 8PM
• Artwork pick-up: June 12, 2025

Location:

• RIVAA Gallery
• 527 Main St, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044

For questions and submissions, please contact us at pride@rivaagallery.org

The submission form is here.

Here are some scenes from the RIVAA Gallery 2024 Pride Celebration exhibition

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and more from the 2024 RIVAA Gallery Pride exhibition.

RIOC Board Of Directors Meeting Thursday March 6 - Approval Of Executive Recruiting Firm To Search For New President & General Counsel, Appointment Of Chief Operating Officer And Riverwalk Building 8 Lease Amendment To Reallocate Payments From Firefighters Field Lighting To Other Construction Projects On Agenda

The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Board of Directors

Image Of December 19 RIOC Board Meeting via RIOC

will meet Thursday March 6 in the Good Shepherd Community Center (543 Main Street) beginning at 5:30 PM. 

Among the Meeting Agenda Items are:

• Authorization to Enter into the Second Amendment of the Ground Lease for Southtown Building #8 and the Sixth Amendment to the Southtown Development
• Authorization to Enter into Contract with Fusco Personnel Inc. for Executive Recruiting Services (Board Action Required) 
• Appointment of Mary C. Cunneen to the Position of Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation (Board Action Required)

You're invited to attend, ask questions and share concerns about Roosevelt Island issues during the opening Public Session before the start of the RIOC Board meeting. Sign up here before 10 AM the day of the meeting to speak at the Public Session.

RIOC Board materials with supporting info on Agenda items are here including:

Southtown Building 8 Ground lease amendment

Appointmenet of Mary Cunneen as RIOC Chief Operating Officer

and the approval of an Executive Recruitment firm to conduct a job search for the new RIOC President and General Counsel.

Resident Thanks Roosevelt Island Tram Staff And Public Safety Department For Assistance After Being Sideswiped And Falling To The RI Platform Station Ground Monday Morning By Rushing Commuter - Not Only Tourists Are A Danger Rushing To Get On The Tram

Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) President Judy Berdy shares this message she sent to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Chief Financial Officer Dhru Amin:

Dhru and all of RIOC and POMA,

This morning I was heading off the island for a medical visit. After leaving the red bus, I took the steps into the tram station. A second after arriving inside the station (before the turnstiles), I was "sideswiped" by a bike or carriage.

The next second I was flat out on the station floor. Within seconds the tram staff (Darren and his staff) and RIOC PSD were assisting me. I had been on my way to see my surgeon who is performing a hip replacement on my left hip this Thursday.

My point of contact with the concrete platform was my left hip. Being in severe pain and fearing a bad injury I could not be moved. The tram staff brought blankets from their cars, gave me hand warmers and anything they could to relieve lying on a cold concrete platform. PSD re-routed the passengers and kept me updated. After 47 years, I had never had an incident of being rushed by my neighbors eager to get to the tram.

In about 30 minutes EMS arrived and I was taken to NYU Langone ER. I had no fractures and after some heavy pain meds I was released in late afternoon.

I am so glad l live in such a caring community and with great assistance in time of need.

Some residents berate the tourists, though thoughtless islanders running to get on the tram (at 8:30 a.m.) are more dangerous to those not as fast and energetic.

I will be back on the tram soon with a new hip and thanks to all that work there and PSD.

Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance Junior Teen Theatre Presents The Musical Godspell Jr March 6-9 - Get Your Tickets Now

The Roosevelt Island Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance (MST&DA) Junior Teen Theatre program presents the musical Godspell Jr Thursday March 6 - Sunday March 9. 

Get your tickets now.

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UPDATE 4/5:

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