NYPD Community Officer And Manhattan DA Representative Report On Roosevelt Island Public Safety Issues To RIRA Meeting Last Night - For The Most Part, Very Safe and Great Place To Live

Roosevelt Island's NYPD Community Police Officer Dino Sitaris spoke at last night's Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Public Session. Officer Sitaris emphasized that Roosevelt Island was a very safe place to live and that he would be proud to live here with his family. Officer Sitaris did express concern over two recent incidents involving tires being stolen at the Motorgate Garage.

Here's what Officer Sitaris had to say.

You Tube Video Of Officer Sitaris Speaking at May 2 RIRA Meeting

Manhattan District Attorney's Office Community Affairs Coordinator Linda Jones Janneh also spoke during the RIRA Public Session reporting on the disposition of Roosevelt Island cases prosecuted by her office. Here's what she had to say.

You Tube Video of Manhattan DA Community Affairs Presentation To May RIRA Meeting.

Roosevelt Island Criminal Justice Presentation By Manhattan District Attorney's Office and RIOC Public Safety Department - Here's What Happened

You Tube Video of DA Responding To Question On Roosevelt Island Crime Stats

On November 9, representatives from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office (DA) and the Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department conducted a joint presentation on the:

Criminal Justice System & Arrest To Sentencing Process

The video at top of the post shows my question specifically regarding crime on Roosevelt Island and response from the DA's representatives. According to the DA's Community Coordinator, Roosevelt Island is pretty much like the rest of New York - there are some violations, low level drug cases, marijuana cases and some serious drug arrests in the past.

Here's the entire presentation beginning with introduction by RIOC's Community Relations Specialist Erica Spencer-El and Public Safety Department Director Keith Guerra,


You Tube Video of DA/RIOC Public Safety Department Criminal Justice Presentation (Part 1)

followed by Manhattan Assistant District Attorney describing the criminal arrest and processing system,


You Tube Video of DA/RIOC Public Safety Department Criminal Justice Presentation (Part 2)

then a presentation about the Family Court System for juveniles


You Tube Video of DA/RIOC Public Safety Department Criminal Justice Presentation (Part 3)

and finally a discussion on preventing juveniles from entering the criminal justice system in the first place but if they do what reentry programs are available.


You Tube Video of DA/RIOC Public Safety Department Criminal Justice Presentation (Part 3)

Here's a link to Roosevelt Island Public Safety Monthly Blotters and Statistics thru September 2011.