United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon Visits Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park Last Thursday - More On Dedication Ceremony From Resident Reporter Kim Lengle

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon came to Roosevelt Island to visit the FDR Four Freedoms Park last Thursday and pay tribute to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's global vision.

President Roosevelt's granddaughter Anna Roosevelt was also here on Thursday. She remarked that FDR never wanted a memorial to himself. She added that she thought if FDR was alive today he would see the importance of memorials as visual cues of what we need to aspire to.

Here's a report of the Roosevelt Island visit of the UN Secretary General and Ms. Roosevelt from United Nations TV.



Also, Roosevelt Island resident Kim Lengle reports on last Wednesday's FDR Four Freedoms Park Dedication Ceremony for Richard French Live TV Program. Here's Ms. Lengle's report.



More on the FDR Four Freedoms Park Dedication at this previous post.

NYPD Stop and Frisk Program Reported On By Roosevelt Island Resident Kim Lengle For RNN Richard French Program

Roosevelt Island resident Kim Lengle is a reporter for the Regional News Network's Richard French program. Ms. Lengle recently reported on the NYPD Stop and Frisk program. Here's Ms. Lengle's June 21 report and panel discussion (Part 1)



and Part 2.

Roosevelt Island Resident and TV Reporter Kim Lengle Interviews Possible New MTA Chairperson Richard Brodsky - He's Sure Governor Cuomo Will Pick The Right Person For The Job

Roosevelt Island residents have interesting jobs. For example,  Kim Lengle is a television reporter and panelist on the Richard French Live program.  Ms. Lengle recently interviewed former Assembly Member Richard Brodsky asking him to comment on speculation that he may be replacing Jay Walder as the new Chairperson of the MTA. The speculation may have started with this Tweet from Assembly Member Micah Kellner:

With the resignation of #JayWalder, @NYGovCuomo should ask @RichardBrodsky to serve as the next chair of the #MTA. He would be amazing!

Here's the You Tube Video of Ms. Lengle's interview of Richard Brodsky.

The Richard French Live program is available on Verizon FIOS Channel 6 in New York City at 6 PM and RNN Channel 91 on Time Warner Cable, also at 6 PM