You're Invited To RIRA Roosevelt Island Community Emergency Committee Meeting On Preparedness, Flooding And Climate Change Monthly Webinar Thursday September 22

Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Community Emergency Committee Chair Frank Farance reports: 

RIRA Community Emergency Committee meeting on Preparedness, Flooding, and Climate Change webinar Thursday September 22

2012 Hurricane Sandy Flooding Near Coler Hospital on Roosevelt Island

Long time community activist and RIRA member Frank Farance presents his monthly talk on Roosevelt Island emergency preparedness.  Since April 2021, I have been providing a monthly presentation on the 4th Thursday each month at 8-9 PM.  Each month address a different topic, including seasonal hazards and preparedness.  This month's topics include

• Climate Change, how it affects Roosevelt Island
• How floods affect Roosevelt Island: inundation, riverine, storm surge, wave action
• Flood Plan estimates through 2100
• Community Resilience
• Emergency Management cycle applied to Roosevelt Island: Prepare, Respond, Recover, Mitigate
• Specific Actions for: Government, Community, Organizations, Housing, Individuals
• Closing, Q&A
  

Flooding if a Category 2 storm were to hit Roosevelt Island

Frank Farance is a supervisor in the American Red Cross of Greater New York, Disaster Action Team (DAT), which has responded to fires on Roosevelt Island.  He is also a National Weather Service Weather Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador.  He is a graduate of FEMA's National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA) and he is highly trained in many areas of emergency management.

The following is the Zoom meeting info:

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Roosevelt Island MTA Flood Mitigation Plan, Octagon Comfort Station, Blackwell House Repairs Among Items On June 20 RIOC Operations Committee Agenda - Audit Committee Meeting Today Too

The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Operations Advisory Committee will meet Thursday June 20.  According to RIOC:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Operations Advisory Committee of the RIOC Board of Directors will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 5:30 P.M. at RIOC’s Operations Office, 680 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York.

AGENDA:

Discussion of:

• MTA Flood Mitigation Work License Amendment
• Capital Projects – Key Projects Review
• Octagon Comfort Station & Site Work
• Blackwell House Roof Repairs
• Any Other Committee Business that May be Brought Before the Committee

Chair’s Motion for Executive Session to Discuss Personnel Matter

Later today the RIOC Audit Committee is meeting:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Audit Committee of the RIOC Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 4:30 P.M. at the RIOC Administrative Office, 591 Main Street, Roosevelt Island New York

AMENDED AGENDA:

Discussion of:

• RIOC's Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2018-19
• Report on Procurement Contracts for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2019 Report on Investments for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2019
• Property Report for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2019
• Annual Report for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2019
• Any Other Committee Business That May be Brought Before the Committee

Chair’s Motion for Executive Session to Discuss Personnel Matter

UPDATE 6/20 - From RIOC:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Operations Advisory Committee of the RIOC Board of Directors will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:30 P.M. at RIOC’s Operations Office, 680 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York.

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Park Closed Until Further Notice Due To Today's Nor'Easter Flooding From East River Says RIOC

Today's Nor'easter storm forced the closing of Roosevelt Island's Lighthouse Park due to flooding.



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According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC):

Due to severe flooding Lighthouse park is closed until further notice.

#nor’easter powered by the remnants of Hurricane Willa blows into NYC #EastRiver splashing up the steps of #WallStreet esplanade #Sandy 6-year anniversary this Monday, lets remember its devastation and prepare https://t.co/obccUqKbkc

— Catherine Hughes (@Cmh176Hughes) October 27, 2018

Remarkable Video Of River In The Basement Tells Story Of Hurricane Sandy's Flooding Of NYC Public Hospitals Including Roosevelt Island's Coler Hospital

Image of Patients Evacuated From Coler Hospital By Judy Berdy

The NYC Health & Hospitals Corp (HHC) provides a close up view of Hurricane Sandy's flooding of its facilities in this video titled The River In The Basement.

Despite the unprecedented scope of Superstorm Sandy, HHC staff members stayed on the job before, during, and after the storm to care for New Yorkers in need.

Here's an excerpt from the video showing how Roosevelt Island's Coler Hospital

 Image Of Hurricane Sandy Coler Flooding From The River In The Basement Video

was damaged by Hurricane Sandy's East River flooding.



Watch the entire video here.



More on Hurricane Sandy Coler Hospital conditions and its partial evacuation at previous post.