Watch the RIOC Board Meeting from Home:
!!! Make Some Noise, Roosevelt Island! - Friday, April 24th @ Noon!!!!
Raise your windows, clap and beat on pots to show your appreciation to Woody Morgan for thirty-eight years of service to C & C Apartment Management and all of our Roosevelt Island Essential Employees, such as Building Maintenance Staffers, Public Safety, RIOC Staff, Carter Burden Senior Center Staff, Roosevelt Island Disabled Association, and Food Delivery Volunteers.
Governor Cuomo’s Daily Updates
For anyone who would like to tune into Governor Cuomo’s daily updates, please visit his website: governor.ny.gov/news
Thermometers needed
PSD is looking for digital thermometers it can use to perform regular temperature checks for their officers. If you have an extra digital thermometer to spare, please drop it off at the PSD office at 550 Main Street or give them a call at 212-832-4545.
#EarthLove! Celebrate Earth Day!
Please join us as we celebrate Five for Fifty, 5 days for 50 years. Earth Day began on April 22nd, 1970 and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event! It began on Wednesday, April 22nd and runs through Sunday, April 26th. RIOC and partners iDig2Learn, the Roosevelt Island Garden Club (RIGC), Green Roosevelt Island Neighbors (GRIN), and more upcoming partners, will present five days of interactive activities to show your #EarthLove for Roosevelt Island. Each day is a new theme, sharing at-home and online activities for you and your family to participate in via RIOC’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts. All initiatives will be posted on our website but be sure to follow us to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! Please visit rioc.ny.gov/480/EarthLove for more details.
Executive Order on Masks / Face Covers in Public Places
According to Executive Order 202.7, as of 8 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2020 any individual who can medically tolerate a face-covering must cover their nose and mouth with a mask or cloth when a) in a public place and b) unable to observe proper social distancing guidelines. This includes all forms of public transportation, including the Tram. For more information on the executive order, please click here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/EO_202.17.pdf
COVID-19 Crime Prevention Tips from PSD
Here are a few websites that Chief Brown recommends Roosevelt Island residents can use to prevent falling victim to a crime:
Census 2020
If you haven’t received your invitation to complete the Census in the mail, you can still respond online. Visitmy2020census.gov/app/intro/state and be sure to select the "If you do not have a Census ID, click here" link. #LetsGetCountedNY
Grab and Go Meals for All New Yorkers at PS/IS 217 on Roosevelt Island
This program serves three (3) free meals to adults at all sites. No one will be turned away.
Hours (Monday – Friday): 7:30am-11:30am for families and children / 11:30am-1:30pm for adults
Food Pantries
Please go to maps.nyc.gov/foodhelp to find out food pantries, community kitchens and other food sources. If you know of a senior who is in need of attention of any kind, please contact the Public Safety Department immediately at 212-832-4545.
Pharmacies offer free home delivery to New Yorkers
After speaking with the state’s major pharmacy chains, pharmacies have agreed to offer free home delivery to help reduce long lines for prescriptions at their facilities.
Mental Health Hotline
We can’t underestimate the impact this pandemic is having on mental health. For free emotional support, consultation and referral to a provider, call 1-844-863-9314.
Transportation Updates
- Red Buses will continue to run on a Weekend Schedule and the Trams will continue to operate as normal until further notice.
- NYC Ferry - ferry.nyc – check for changes
- MTA - new.mta.info – check for changes