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REDAC Meeting

Southpoint Park: Working with WFF

One of the biggest misconceptions about the revetment construction at Southpoint Park is that the work will permanently damage Roosevelt Island’s wildlife, including our feral cat population. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

In fact, RIOC...

Operations Advisory Committee Meeting

Audit Committee Meeting

Southpoint Park Flora and Fauna Study

In 2019, Langan Engineering conducted a habitat assessment of the project area on-land and in the East River. It was based on information from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC), which generates...

NYC DOT Testing Roosevelt Island Bridge

NYC DOT’s Bridge Operations unit will be conducting test openings of the Roosevelt Island Bridge on Thursday, February 20, 2020 and Thursday, February 27, 2020 starting at approximately 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. These test openings will take anywhere...

Southpoint Park: Working With our Partners

RIOC is fortunate to have a number of federal, state and local partners who have reviewed the plans for Southpoint Park and issued the appropriate permits for the proposed work there. Here is a brief list of departments that have reviewed - and approved -...

Southpoint Park Work Preserves Wildlife Habitats

RIOC is committed to preserving our native wildlife on our island, particularly at Southpoint Park. So are the other federal and state agencies that are responsible for issuing the permits that allow this project to take place. That is why we hired Langan...

No Cherry Blossom Festival on Roosevelt Island This Year

Contrary to various reports, there will not be a Cherry Blossom festival held on Roosevelt Island this Spring. 

But that’s because our cherry blossoms are too impressive to be visited on just one day. We invite everyone to come to Roosev...

Southpoint Park Work On Schedule To Begin This Summer

If all goes according to schedule, the long-awaited Southpoint Park improvements are scheduled to begin in Summer 2020. Plans for improving the shorelines along the east and west of Southpoint Park first began all the way back in 2005, when The Trust for ...