Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA)

The Family Safety event held on Saturday, November 19 was informative for parents and fun for kids. Parents learned about home safety from the NYPD, FDNY, Bike New York and local pediatrician Dr. Grim, and practiced hands-only CPR. Children learned safety tips and made craft projects. Everyone had a great time. Thanks to the committee and the speakers for a memorable morning.

Family Safety FREE Sat. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Get tips from NYPD, FDNY, Bike New York and Dr. Grimm (pediatrician). Activities for children. 8 River Road, Manhattan Park Theatre.

Congratulations to all the newly elected representatives. See you tonight at the first meeting of 2016-18.

Every Roosevelt Island resident is eligible to vote for RIRA representatives. Vote on Tuesday, November 8 at PS/IS 217 or Octagon.

Affordable Housing and Homelessness in New York City: From La Guardia to De Blasio

Mayor De Blasio plans to build or rehab 200,000 units of affordable housing by 2024. This panel will assess how the initiative is faring, and compare it with previous efforts at combating the high cost of housing, and reducing homelessness, in the city.

Nicholas Dagen Bloom (New York Institute of Technology), co-editor of the new Affordable Housing in New York, author of Public Housing that Worked
Thomas J. Main (Baruch College), author of the new Homelessness in New York: From Koch to De Blasio
Barika Williams, Deputy Director, Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
Jessica Katz, Assistant Commissioner, NYC Dept. Housing, Preservation, and Development
Charles Bagli, New York Times (moderator)

Time: Wednesday, October 26th, 6:30-8 PM
Location: The Graduate Center, CUNY, Elebash Recital Hall (ground floor)

How was New York City’s housing influenced by its political and cultural development? Find out as Richard Plunz, David Burney, and Shola Olatoye discuss the release of a revised and newly updated version of Plunz’s landmark study, A History of Housing in New York City on Wed, 10/19 at 6:30 pm, Use code HOUSE for $10 tickets:

A History of Housing in NYC Join author Richard Plunz and housing experts David Burney and Shola Olatoye to discuss the history of housing in NYC, from the single-family house to tenements and high-rise apartment buildings.

Saturday 6-11 is Roosevelt Island Day, 10 am - 4 pm at Good Shepherd Plaza. Bring kids to the FREE rides and petting zoo. Donate Blood at 546. Donate books in all languages for kids ages tots to 8. Art activities with RI Explorers in Blackwell Park.Learn hands-only CPR. Fun for all ages.

Members of the Roosevelt Island Parents Network and Roosevelt Island Seniors Association gathered on Saturday, May 7 to make a Mother's Day craft. The children also made bouquets for the mothers, grandmothers and other seniors who were attending the Mother's Day Brunch of the Senior Center the same day right after our event, and handed the flowers out to them personally. It was a touching moment and a wonderful continuation of the dialog between the children and seniors in our community that we started in February with the children creating a ceremonial African Kente cloth for the Senior Center in honor of the Black History Month.

Roosevelt Island Blood Drive Sat. 6/11 10 am to 4 pm at 546 Main/Senior Center. Register to give the gift of life and get discounts at local restaurants. http://tinyurl.com/RIRAGives

The Donor Portal New York Blood Center (NYBC) is one of the largest community-based, non-profit blood collection and distribution organizations in the United States.

Bring Books for Children ages infant to 8 to the RIRA Book Drive on Roosevelt Island Day, Saturday, 6/11. All languages welcome. https://www.dropbox.com/s/nnjb45fw3mkf98o/Book%20Drive%202016.pdf?dl=0

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Cornell Town Hall Monday 6-13-16 at Manhattan Park Theatre Club

Please see the attached flyer for Cornell Tech’s upcoming Town Hall, co-sponsored by the Cornell Tech Community and Construction Task Force.
The event will take place on Monday, June 13th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Manhattan Park Theatre Club, 8 River Road.

You are invited to attend and learn about Cornell Tech’s academic programs, community engagements, campus construction and operations in anticipation of our campus opening on Roosevelt Island in the summer of 2017. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions.

Fore more information, please contact Jane Swanson:
[email protected] or at 646-220-1505.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jur22hggh0891on/Cornell%20Town%20Hall%20June%202016.pdf?dl=0

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